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Pain Pump or spinal cord stimulator?

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@bajjjerfan Is the pain pump not giving you any pain relief now. If it is, don't swap it out for an unknown quantity. Your pain doc should be making sure that your pump is being refilled on a timely basis. There are services that will come to you to refill your pump. At one time I would have been an advocate for the SCS, but I have encountered too many people here on Connect who have had less than stellar experiences. If you did not have the pump, I would say go ahead and do the trial. But, with a pump in place and working, stick with what works. I wish you all the best, my friend.

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I'm currently not on a pain pump. A SCS is sort of a last resort. In March I am going to try the Sprint PNS system. Like other SCS devices there is a week trial and if it provides relief the Sprint system is removed after 2 months and after that you should be good for the rest of your days.

You can't just ask your doc for it as it has to be medically justified since nothing else works. I'm not sure a pain pump would work for me.