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Severe chronic pain and Intrathecal pain pump
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@laurenseavertson789 You want a neurosurgeon to do the implant, especially given your complex back. My trial was an injection; if it helps, you are a candidate for a pump. I have Diluadid, Baclofen and Bupivacaine in mine. It took a few weeks of bumping up the dose gradually to get to the point of relief. I have a complex lumbar spine, fused L3-S1, two artificial disks at L4/5 and L5/S1 that were fused over. I also had twelve electrodes and three batteries implanted as neural stimulators and had wires running up to between my shoulder blades. I had my pump installed with that and now have all the neural stimulator hardware gone.
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@jcoleary My spine is solid hardware, from C3 thru my sacrum. Plus, i have a DRG stimulator. I only have one place my stimulator can go. (left, front or back side. ) Since, my spine is fused everywhere, it doesn't matter as much. My neck is kind of bad, but my leg pain is horrendous. & i want the leg pain diminished, if possible. My PM doc said that i am limited. I also, have my right shoulder (no connection to my spine) bone on bone & torn rotator cuff . My shoulder pain is so bad, i can't lift my right arm without horrendous pain. At this time, i don't want shoulder surgery. because of all my hardware, i would have to go into an in patient rehab for 2 or 3 weeks, post surgery. I now have an aversion to any more surgery. No one wants to operate on me due to my age & all my hardware. However, i may have to get my shoulder done, as i can't take the pain. I am just tired of hurting & don't like to be helpless. My last 30 years have been non stop pain & i really don't have a life. it is all. very sad & depressing. I rarely go too far from my bed.& my life is limited Good luck to you