What kind of trial did you have? I had the injection. First one was morphine. Nothing. Two weeks later I received an injection of hydromorphone. Wow! Pain went from an eight down to about a two. Went ahead with the permanent implant. Very low dose initially, so no pain relief. I kept having the dosage increased about every three to four weeks. Still no relief. We moved to Delaware in 2023, so I had to find a new PM doc. I kept upping the dosage but still no relief. At one point in 2024, I had the dosage increased by 20%. It made me feel pretty woozy. I started to have the dosage reduced because I felt it wasn't helping. I called the original PM doc who did the trial to find out how much the trial dosage was. Anyway, I have decided to start taking the dosage back up along with four boluses. My current PM says that I was still on a fairly low dose when I stopped going up. I am hoping that I will ultimately find a dosage that will give me some relief. I know that this may not help you in your situation. I have read that Hydromorphone is about five times more powerful than morphine.

I hope you can get the new drug in your pump sooner than later. It is claimed that the pain pump is 94% successful for patients. So, make me a believer! Make US believers!