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Have you had a Pain Pump removed??
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 6 12:10pm | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
The usual problems with a pump not giving pain relief include the tip of the needle getting clogged up; the needle moving out of the right spot, and the pump malfunctioning. However, I have seen quite a few commenters who, like me, have never gotten any pain relief. You can have the pump's output checked out under fluoroscopy to see if the drug is actually being delivered into the intrathecal space.
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The doc checked that and said the catheter hadn't moved and so far the pump output is exactly what it is supposed to be.
I can't help but think there's a hole in the catheter and that the meds aren't getting into the spinal fluid.
I'm going to have to find a new doc, a new set of eyes, to look into it farther. The doc I have has just give up one. I believe he thinks I'm crazy or just a whiner. I wish he had this pain just for a few days so that he would know how real it is. It has taken my life away. I can't plan anything or look forward to anything because this pain makes me wish I had just stayed home. I can't enjoy much at all.