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I’m not certain if this applies to your situation but I have had a pain pump since 2006 and now have hyperalgesia from the Dilaudid in the pump. I get no pain relief at all from it. According to my doctor I’ve had the drug in my system so long that it no longer provides any help. When I’ve tried taking oral opioids they do nothing or make my pain worse. So now I’m in the process of decreasing the dosage until I’m weaned off it for a couple months. The hope is it can then be increased again and provide pain relief like it should.
I wish you luck and hope you and your doctor can find the source of your pump problems.
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@thingie Wow, twenty years is a long time to have a pump. And to no longer get relief seems odd. Another Connect commenter has had his since 2007 and has had very few increases. Do you know what your pump output is in terms of mg/24 hours? I was just chatting with someone who is sitting at about 6.7 mg/24hrs. My current Medtronics pump is at 2.87. I only get slight relief after giving myself five or six boluses. I sincerely hope you can get back to some good pain relief.