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Had pain pump implanted. No relief. Anyone have similar experience?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 3 10:44am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
My specialist (new one) has been increasing my dosage over the past few months. The dosages were being increased every few weeks when it was first implanted. Yhis new guy said he was going to add some kind of anesthetic to the hydromorphone in the pump. If it helps any, I will repost to let you know.
I think docs are limited as to how much the meds can be increased as a safety issue. I could be wrong.
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They definitely have to be careful & safe & know their patients tolerances, however, I have found that in my case (I do not metabolize most drugs well) they go too slow.
Yes, they added Bupivocaine to my pump last pump fill. It is like lidocaine but safe for the pump.
I am not sure if I notice any difference with it, but like I said, I don’t metabolize a lot of drugs completely.
Sounds like you are on the right track.
My provider has agreed to keep increasing to see if the Fentanyl will help at higher doses but switch back to Dilaudid if we get no positive results.
It’s just a pain (literally) to switch medications & takes time.
Good luck.