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Severe chronic pain and Intrathecal pain pump
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I was in a similar situation and had an intrathecal pain/baclofen pump placed. I developed Arachnoiditis, which is scarring of the thin membrane that surrounds the spinal cord. I had the pump removed, but the arachnoiditis persists. The pain is much worse than the pain that led me to the pump. It it a progressive disorder and there is no treatment. Before I had it placed, no one told me about this potential complication
Before having it placed, Please do research on this complication. Many people on this forum have come forward with this outcome of pumps
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@laura1970 I have Arachnoiditis & it is far worse than regular back pain, leg pain etc. It is horrendous. I wouldn't recommend anything that might contribute to this disorder. it is hell on earth My trial of the pump, is doing nothing for me. think it's because of the severe Arachnoiditis, that i have (plus severe arthritis everywhere, especially between all my hardware. Sorry, i can't be more positive, but i've lost 25 plus years to all this, & i am old, depressed & broke
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@laughlin1947 ra1970 I'm in exactly the same position, the pump has turned into a nightmare. I had it removed, and I'm in more pain from the scaring. The pump had me doped up all day long, I didn't notice it until family and friends told me I was a mess. I could go on and on about the negative aspects of a pain pump. Then you have no recourse legally when things go south. I was nothing more than a "cash cow" for the doctor and hospital. I'm living in a nightmare to this day.