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I believe it for all over. A catheter runs up your spine and leaks out about 3 mg of Dilaudid every 24 hours. It has been about 80% affective on all my pain. It has not allowed me to walk without pain. It so much better than large doses of oral drugs. I rarely have any pain when seated or lying down. I used to have serious pain 24 hours a day. My guy is Dr. Park at MHealth in Mpls. 612-624-6666
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if you go in the hospital and have an operation so it's painless. the pump is on the left side of my stomach. I don't remember any pain at all after the surgery. Just make sure you don't go home until your bladder opens completely and you pee like a racehorse. just take that as good advice or I'll tell you what happened to me, a Calamity of my own doing.
I don't know if you're referring to the spinal cord stimulator implant, but if you are, there are just a couple of small incisions, so surgical pain is low. Recovery takes 6 weeks, though, to allow the body to heal the leads into the nerves. No bending, twisting or lifting.
Jim
I grew up in Minnesota. I wish I were still there. The medical is amazing in Minnesota. I attended the U of M and had one of my babies at the hospital there. YEARS ago
Thank you for texting and telling me about it.
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Did it hurt to have it placed on your spine.