Certainly hear what you are saying.
NOT at the Mayo Clonic I had the trial pain pump and had not felt that good in the years. When they removed the trial pump and trial catheter, again NOT at the Mayo, I caught bacterial meningitis. Almost died and have been left with life altering issues.
When my real pain pump was installed I began getting migraine like symptoms every day and it was debilitating. Took almost a year to track down that the catheter was ‘wiggling’ which caused a constant leak of spinal fluid. Once that hole had been sealed tightly around the tube there was no longer an issue.
My pain pump is 50% morphine and 50% Baclophine. It has not removed all my pain but I would cry if I had to lose it. It has definitely cut back on pain and stopped muscle cramping. The pain pump has allowed me to drastically reduce my oral medication need and use.