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Had pain pump implanted. No relief. Anyone have similar experience?

Posted by heisenberg34 @heisenberg34, Jan 8, 2024

After virtually every med, procedure I could imagine to ease the pain in my lower back, buttocks, and feet after a ski fall 7 years ago, I finally had the Medtronics pain pump implanted in April of 2023. After more adjustments than I can remember, there is still no pain relief. I am going back in a week to see about having another med added to the hydromorphone (morphine did not work during the trial. I had 80% pain reduction with hydromprphone). The pain pump is supposed to have a success rate of 94%. Anyone else out there have a similar experience?

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dasunbehagen | @dasunbehagen | 6 hours ago
In reply to @maricopajoe2 "Guys. Pain control is no longer offered by doctors. I even had one tell me that...." + (show)
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Guys. Pain control is no longer offered by doctors. I even had one tell me that. My pain has been uncontrolled for two years. Yes, the meager 40mg per day for two years is not enough to keep me out of the ER. Been using kratom @ $2.50 per dose. They want to ban that. THEY ARE PUSHING US INTO STEET DRUGS!

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@maricopajoe2 Indeed, friend, and the terrible part is the steroid injections they push. I've twenty-five years of injections under my belt and now my bones, tendons, discs are chalk. My body has been destroyed; my spine is actually "falling apart." How can this be real? How can they keep pushing this? Nerve ablation? Nerve regeneration is one of the most painful things I've ever been through! Good luck, I think we're just stuck... literally.

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heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | 2 hours ago
In reply to @dasunbehagen "@cbrackle Duragesic (fentanyl) transdermal patch, 50 mcg/hour is a game changer friend, but good luck finding..." + (show)
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@cbrackle Duragesic (fentanyl) transdermal patch, 50 mcg/hour is a game changer friend, but good luck finding a doc to prescribe it. Used it for twenty years, life was great, minimal pain...

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@dasunbehagen Did they stop prescribing it for you…just like that? Seems cruel.

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