That is terrible. No way to have to live. Have you considered a trial of the pain pump. The trial usually involves an injection of morhine or hydromorphone into the intrathecal space. Or, a temporary pump?catheter may be used. The goal is to see if you get significant pain reduction. If so, you can go ahead with the permanent implant which is a small device about the size of a large hockey puck. That goes in an abdominal wall. A tube is run under the skin and attached catheter is sutured into the space around the spinal cord. Unfortunately, the permanent implant has never provided any significant relief for me. Guess I'm in the unlucky ten percent who get little to no relief. It might ba worth having the trial if nothing else has worked. No guarantees of course.

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