@caregeraci15 I did a trial of the pain pump. They injected a small amount of dilaudid into the space around the spinal cord. It dropped my pain from a 7 down to about a 2. Unfortunately, the permanent implant has not helped even though I have had the pump's output increased many times. Have not had no such test on my spine. None of the 20+ docs I have seen have ever mentioned it. I am still taking oral meds. Not really sure they are helping.