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I am sorry that so many, like me, suffer from intense buttock pain...and cannot find any...
like me, suffer from intense buttock pain ... thighs really begin to cry out in pain ... The pain was mitigated fairly well for ... the help of meds and a spinal cord stimulator ... I had a pain pump implanted in 2023
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 1, 2024
Bless anyone who gets relief from a spinal cord stimulator. I had absolutely no luck with...
who gets relief from a spinal cord stimulator ... 6 years ago for severe lower back pain ... try it after 8 years with a morphine pump ... although I did get some relief from the pump ... help anyone considering a spinal cord stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 28, 2024
I fell skiing 8 years ago, landing hard on my lower back and buttocks. That year...
That year I developed severe pain in ... , diazepam, and gabapentin that my pain ... 2018 I had a Medtronics spinal cord stimulator ... In 2023 I had the pain pump implanted ... Even sitting is so painful, it's
After living an active, pain-free life for 79 years, I find myseld in excruciating pain due...
After living an active, pain-free life ... cocktail of meds and a spinal cord stimulator ... pump implanted. ... The pump was supposed to be the ultimate ... I have had the pump output upped many
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 26, 2024
So, the pain pump is an implanted device, placed under the abdomen. It delivers medication into...
So, the pain pump is an implanted device ... delivered to significantly reduce pain ... 80-90%, I have never received any pain ... My spinal cord stimulator gave up the
Discussion: Pain pump failure
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 14, 2024
I had a Medtronic spinal stimulator implanted following partial spinal laminectomy to position & stabilize stimulator...
I had a Medtronic spinal stimulator ... Stimulator was only regulated for brain ... and was no longer getting adequate pain ... pump implanted in April 2021 to try ... to manage increasing pain in upper
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 8, 2024
This is just my experience. I fell hard on lower back in 2016 while skiing. Things...
that summer, until a whole lot of pain ... It was suggested that a spinal cord stimulator ... Then the pain returned. ... Have seen more pain docs than I can ... I just had a pain pump implanted back
@heisenberg34 Don’t give up and keep pressing for answers and advocate for yourself. Doctors aren’t perfect...
should not be relied upon to explain pain ... be causing your spine/hip/buttock pain ... You can’t treat pain if you do not know ... Injections, pain pumps/stimulators, ... joint or soft tissue/tendon/muscle pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 16, 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.
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