I had my pain pump implanted last year (Medtronics). What drives me crazy is that after several increases in the pump output, I had about one week of decent pain relief, then, nothing. In the past 10 months, I have had it increased so many times I have lost track. I was in so much pain a few days ago, that I took a left-over oxycodone. It really helped bring down my pain. I just had the pump output increased yesterday by 30%. It reduced the pain a little until this morning. Even with an added bolus, a lot of the pain has returned. How can a pain pump not work better than oxycodone. My pain management doc says the pump should work better than the oxy. The reality is that it doesn't. I'm am hoping that I can hang on long enough to have my nonfunctional spinal cord stimulator removed so I can get an MRI to see exactly what's going on with my back. Anyone share a similar experience a similar experience?