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I am on my forth Medtronic pain pump. Had Fentanyl in there for many years until my legs felt like road rash and burning right leg and hip and foot. When they replaced the third pump four months ago they went with Methadone and road rash went away and right leg was better. I just did not like the icky dull sick nauseous feeling in my stomach. So they decided to go with 3.002 mg a day of Hydromorphon. Now my legs and feet burn and sting like hell. It’s even in my face with flushing. I get 3 100 mg bolus doses a day and they put me to sleep for a hour. I am thinking of going back to Methadone and deal with the sick stomach. I have been on 15 mg of oxycodone and 1 mg of clonazepam for years for break through pain and that is what helps me get by. But I can only take it every 8 hours and it runs out after 6 hours and I suffer with the burning in legs and feet so bad it half ass destroys me for that two hour wait. I have failed back surgery from one two three with rods, Scar tissue and Stenosis pretty bad. I’m afraid of back surgery my third time and have no idea who to trust. I’m 70 in a month and a half and I’m at a lost for what to do. I’m also afraid of that growth called Gradanoma. Probably spelled that wrong. Thank you if you read this.

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Have they tried Hydromorphone(Dilaudid)? It's supposed to be about five times stronger then morphine. I had two trials by injection. The first used morphine which did nothing. The second was with Dilaudid which dropped my pain from about a seven down to a two. The permanent implant has not produced the same effect yet. I am in the process of having the output increased to the point at which I will feel some pain relief. I wish you all the best.