[Lani]

As I understand it, Bone growth stimulators have to be programmed for the shape of the bone and the location where they are used ie, neck vs wrist vs ankle . The electromagnetic field
generated is customized based on an xray of the area.

I would suppose the device could be reprogrammed--just don't know who you would get to do that. The device company wants to make more money, so I don't think they encourage reuse.

I also think having a metastasis in the area may turn out to be a contraindication to using a bone growth stimulator** (company afraid if the cancer got worse the patient would blame the device) and it is possible that having a big metal rod in the area might also be a contraindication. I remain ignorant of whether the weak area is in the shaft of the femur, the subtrochanteric area or???

**vlcarr--was your surgery done for arthritis/disc disease/stenosis or for mets?

Hope some of this helpful...