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Severe chronic pain and Intrathecal pain pump
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@laurenseavertson789 Hi, Lauren. Today I had an appointment with my pain medicine doctor at Mayo. My husband and I spoke to my doctor together about my pain levels being so severe. We asked about the pain pump and… well… my doctor said he wanted me to have ANOTHER MRI. He said they only implant pain pumps for cancer patients. {sigh} So I started crying. I just couldn’t help it. I was so disappointed. I couldn’t even look at my doctor for the rest of my appointment. My husband had to hold me while I was crying and finish talking to the doctor. My husband just wheeled me to the scheduling desk and we scheduled my MRI, etc.. and left. I’m not sure what to do at this point.
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@kaki068 Think you need a new pain Doc. Not sure where you live. but there are many to choose from here in AZ I've been dealing with pain for close to 30 years. If you can find a new one, go & don't look back. I've had 3 or 4 total. not all do pain pumps, but call around. Since i am fused thru C3 thru my sacrum, i can only get CT Myleograms. Good luck & keep me posted. Dealing with chronic pain, can be so exhausting. Just dealing with all the different personalities, will wear you out.
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@kaki068 That's terrible! The pain pump was originally developed for cancer patients. That's true. But its use has expanded to include patients who have severe pain that is not well-controlled by normal means. It seems almost cruel for this doctor to refuse to schedule you for the pump. Especially seeing the pain you are in. If you look around this blog, you will find many people who have the pain pump for severe, chronic pain. You need to hustle to find another doctor who DOES the pain pump for non-cancer patients. Do an online search immediately. I wish you well.