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I have back problems from surgeries my body scared from them to the point that the...
happened to me but if you have Constant pain ... then the pump or the spinal cord stimulator ... might help I tried The stimulator but ... ’t have one but you could have the pump
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 20, 2021
@ess77 - Your personal perspective is so helpful. I feel the pain management doctors are too...
I feel the pain management doctors are ... too quick to recommend spinal cord stimulators ... and pain pumps. ... I function with a lot of pain now, but
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 6, 2021
My pain management doctor has recommended that I trial a spinal cord stimulator. I have not...
My pain management doctor has recommended ... that I trial a spinal cord stimulator ... be moire interested in trying the pain ... pump injection test.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 5, 2021
No-one should "shame" anyone else. I'd been getting treated for chronic pain for over 12 years...
They only brought up the Stimulators ... I never heard of the pain pump until ... pump brought it up. ... thing (good and bad) about all these pumps ... and stimulators is that they are targeted
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 19, 2021
I’m interested in learning more about this pump rather than the spinal cord stimulator. On Facebook...
interested in learning more about this pump ... rather than the spinal cord stimulator ... On Facebook for a pain group, I heard ... Does the pain pump?
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 17, 2020
Hi to all! My name is Susan and I have multiple autoimmune diseases in addition to...
diseases in addition to chronic back pain ... I have a nerve stimulator implanted ... I control my pain with opioids (which ... I am looking for information on pain ... pumps.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 4, 2020
Hi everyone. Yesterday I had my followup visit with the neurosurgeon, and was less than thrilled....
Since my pain level is no less than ... pump implant. ... from my knees to my toes, a DRG stimulator ... told me that he doesn't deal with pumps ... So, @lorirenee1 I guess that a DRG stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 9, 2020
I don’t know if you are still reading this post but when I read your post,...
I can tell you I did get a stimulator ... My thought about it is the stimulator ... The stimulator is controlled by the ... A tiny amount of the meds are pumped ... because the battery is built into the pump
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 16, 2020
I spoke to Dr Park at MHealth in Mpls. MN today, concerning the use of a...
I was having my pain pump refiled. ... pump works on pain all over the body ... If my pain guy only did stimulators ... I was tested for the stimulator and ... pump and read about them.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 2, 2020
I'd give it a second think. I have one and it's a life saver. First they...
It did so I had the pump implanted. ... I still have pain but it is manageable ... pain. ... was also tested for the implanted stimulator ... luck I written a lot more about the pump
Discussion: Pain management
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 17, 2020
Hello to everyone! It sounds like we all have been on a journey to get here,...
Charlotte, NC from Boston in 2004 and the pain ... epidural cortisone shots, a spinal cord stimulator ... and a pain pump implanted and nothing
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 23, 2020
You would have to test the meds orally before knowing how they will work. Dilaudid is...
addiction although my Doctor say if my pump ... We turned my pump up several times to ... cannot fix, if you are going to be in pain ... I was tested for the electrical stimulator ... and that was ruled out so the pump
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 9, 2018
I guess it would depend on the doctor involved whether or not you need to fail...
whether or not you need to fail with the pain ... stimulator prior to getting a pump. ... I was never tested for the kind of stimulators ... would let me have surgery to have the pump ... concerned about any open wounds with a stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 12, 2018
@pfbacon Hi Peggy. Oh my! When and what did I start with? Before peripheral neuropathy hit,...
Then, on to a pain specialist, who had ... taking morphine because I still had pain ... The drg stimulator is on the table, ... about weighing the benefit of the stimulator ... against having a pump implant.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 27, 2019
Why yes, yes I do the pain pump works and as far as I know the...
Why yes, yes I do the pain pump works ... and as far as I know the electrical stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 3, 2019
Very sorry for the long post, but I foolishly had a L5-S1 laminectomy, in 2012, by...
the surgery I had extreme sacroanal pain ... He sent me to an interventional pain ... to immediately put in a spinal cord stimulator ... pump evaluation and not get a spinal ... cord stimulator, because I had clumped
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 23, 2019
Hello my name is brad, new member as of today. I had a motorcycle accident in...
The pain is constant and very severe ... I have tried a stimulator and morphine ... pump both to control the pain but unfortunately ... I had the stimulator and pump from 2004 ... My pain management dr.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 15, 2019
Thank you for replying. I have thought about a pain pump. Because I really don’t see...
I have thought about a pain pump. ... Because I really don’t see how a pain ... stimulator is going to help my pain ... pharmacy so I can get a refill of my pain ... I go to the pain doctor this Monday
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 5, 2018