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Pain pump, I have one, how about one for you?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 4 11:25am | Replies (319)

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@erinzz15

Ok perfect, getting a referral there. Wanted to know the doctor you used. Is he strict or does he kind of let you give your opinion on what you think would work. The doctor I saw here said it only works if you get off all opiods for months prior to the trial. There is no way in hell. I have a spinal cord stimulator so I'm sure it's kind of the same hoops right. Me talking eval, trial ect. If you dont mind how did they do your trial, did they make you quit your pain meds prior and were you hospitalized for the trial or just given the injection to see how much it helped. The guy here was just going to inject morphine in my intrathecal space and I would just sit there 3 hours. Does that doctor also take care of your oral medications?

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I don't remember the entire process but I believe I saw a neuropsychologist or neuro psychiatrist as one of the first steps. No they did not make me stop taking medications prior to the trial. This all took place in 2016 before the opioid Hysteria grabbed a hold of the medical community. Yes doctor Park manages my oral medications which are minimal to say the least and our continued at least in my case as a perceived placebo. Whatever the process was I didn't find it overly evasive or too time consuming. You start by getting an appointment at the pain clinic, it might help to let them know you're not looking for a doctor to prescribe opioids that you're interested solely in the pain pump and or stimulator.