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@alexandercrps I am glad to hear that you finally have some relief from your pump. You may have seen where I mentioned that I had one day where almost all of my pain disappeared. That can't just be a fluke. Yes, I take tramadol, baclofen, and gabapentin. Not sure how much they are helping. I do know that when I tried to stop the gabapentin, it was really bad, pain-wise. I have a neuro surgeon about 50 miles from me who is highly recommended. He removed my old spinal cord stimulator two years ago. Unfortunately, my pain doc doesn't show the slightest interest in helping me, pain-wise. He managed my pump and that's it. I am in the middle of trying to endure neuropathy. Balance is way off, feet ache most of the time. If I was back in PA, I would have many medical options within an hour. Thank you for sharing your story.

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@heisenberg34 I don’t like how your pm doc sounds. If he is not interested is actually helping you out no wonder he can’t make rhe pumø work. May I ask, do you bolus and if so how many times pr day, and is the pump preprogrammed with boluses and do you fire them off yourself ? Reason I ask is that boluses and when you disepense them matters a lot with regards to the analgesic effects of the pump. So placement of catheter and boluses are likely two of them most essential parts of this tech that needs to be fine tuned in order to work