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Thanks for responding. Greatly appreciated. After eight years, I am more confused than ever. After getting...
cocktail of meds and a spinal cord stimulator ... implanted in 2018, I had minimal pain ... Buttock pain, lower back pain, leg pain ... I had a pain pump implanted in 2023, ... Pain docs either don't have the
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 26, 2024
It just breaks my soul, listening to all of you who have been ignored or misdiagnosed....
I, too, had fairly bad pain after a ... I had a pain pump implanted in 2023. ... In the past eight months. severe pain ... idea of a new, different spinal cord stimulator ... from insurance for the trial of the stimulator
When my spine became inoperable, my neurosurgeon recommended a morphine pump. For me, it works great....
neurosurgeon recommended a morphine pump ... usually suggested by your doctor or a pain ... There is also an electrical stimulation ... machine that is for pain management
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 8, 2024
I am on my second pain pump and will need replacement in 2005. It has been...
I am on my second pain pump and will ... For some people the stimulator. ... asked their opinion they both had stimulators ... pump and happy I did. ... I felt when the pump was offered, I
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 26, 2024
@gkissick, While you wait for members to respond, you might find it helpful to scan through...
discussions and comments related to stimulators ... vs pain pumps - https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... search=pain%20pumps%20or%20stimulators ... -- Should I have the Spinal Cord Stimulator ... discussion/should-i-have-the-spinal-cord-stimulator-looking-for-reviews-on-this
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 23, 2024
@patdeptuch We (humans) are all basically made the same way .. but we are all unique....
Seek out a good pain management doctor ... Many push pain stimulators and pain ... pumps. ... It keeps me at pain numbers of between ... my pain is reduced.
jsyjackmayo, I have had many RFAs they only help me for a week or so but...
I have also had the spine stimulator ... With the stimulator you have to wear ... 3 stations.....I also have a pain pump ... made a comment (Let's get that pain ... pump out of you ?)
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
Ha, ha! That's a lot of questions. Let's see. The pump sits in the right front...
The pump sits in the right front of ... I had my pain pump implanted last year ... It has never provided any pain relief ... Are you confusing pain stimulator with ... pain pump?
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 23, 2024
@heisenberg34 P.S. I would call them and talk to the supervisor about your model of pain...
the supervisor about your model of pain ... stimulator, year implanted, MRI compatibility ... MRIs of lumbar spine, etc. with the pain ... pump in and no problems, let them know
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 22, 2024
@heisenberg34 What level is your pain pump implanted? See the following information about MRI questions with...
pump implanted? ... pumps. ... https://mriquestions.com/spinal-cord-stimulators.html ... stimulator and when was it put in? ... stimulator was installed?
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 22, 2024
I had a spinal cord stimulator (Medtronics) implanted back in 2018. This was after a fusion...
I had a spinal cord stimulator (Medtronics ... in 2017 (which did not improve my pain ... I had the trial (which ws done in pain ... trial (50%), but helped to control the pain ... Implanted pain pump is not providing
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 30, 2024
No one who is as young as you are should have to go through this. I...
A spinal cord stimulator helped me a ... Not totally pain-free, but certainly ... Pain pump was installed back last April
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
I have had my medtronics pump since April. After 4 or 5 adjustments of dosage (hydromorphone),...
I have had my medtronics pump since ... dosage (hydromorphone), I had excellent pain ... Then, the pain in my buttocks, lower ... My pain Doc says I am at a high level ... drugs, spinal fusion, spinal cord stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 17, 2023
Thank you for the info. I did meet with a pain doc and she also explained...
I did meet with a pain doc and she also ... Do you have SI joint pain also? ... stimulator. ... Can I ask you which stimulator you went ... The pain pump looks too big to put in
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 22, 2023
My pain is directly on the SI bone and around the SI joint. I have had...
My pain is directly on the SI bone and ... that did all my surgeries said the pain ... pump and pain stimulator won’t work ... with my type of pain. ... like there are more negatives to the stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 22, 2023
Oral pain meds and/or Narcotic pain medications are not available in NJ. A pain pump is...
Oral pain meds and/or Narcotic pain ... A pain pump is normally only for cancer ... The only option for pain relief presented ... to me was the Spinal Cord Stimulator ... for my lumbar spinal stenosis pain
At 72, the Neuro Surgeon said I was too old for a pain pump. I have...
Neuro Surgeon said I was too old for a pain ... pump. ... I have a stimulator which has proven ... to be useless for relieving pain. ... locating an in-hospital clinic (not a pain
My heart and prayers go out to all of you, my fellow pain-sufferers!! My name is...
with an intractable level of chronic pain ... (both sides at L1~L5), electrical stimulators ... Currently have an intrathecal pump embedded ... I tried morphine in the pump without ... I had the pump turned to its lowest
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
I had a posterior cervical spinal fusion in 2001 C-2 to the end of the cervical...
The unbearable pain was reduced to some ... However, in 2003, my intense pain began ... time, he offered me the choice of a stimulator ... or morphine pump for the pain. ... I opted for a morphine pump.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 6, 2023