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For the last 30 years I have diabetic autonimic peripheral polyneuropathy Nonacute chronic nerve pain ,...
polyneuropathy Nonacute chronic nerve pain ... I been with my pain management doctor ... in 2015 I got a double spinal cord stimulator ... I have an insulin pump. ... physical therapy before the spinal cord stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 18 7:28am
I've had idiopathic peripheral neuropathy for about 20 years now. First drug I used was Gabapentin....
Went to see a different pain specialist ... Pain has gradually continued to increase ... almost constant use of a spinal cord stimulator ... Tonight I was looking at pain pumps
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 26, 2024
I’m 2 years done and doctors are baffled. I’ve been a pain patient for years and...
I’ve been a pain patient for years and ... manageable/managed by a spinal cord stimulator ... going for the trial with an internal pain ... pump.
I have had 8 back and neck surgery; pain pump, implanted (Medtronics), Medtronics stimulator implanted, and...
have had 8 back and neck surgery; pain ... pump, implanted (Medtronics), Medtronics ... stimulator implanted, and dementia.
Support Group: Headache & Migraine
Posted: Dec 16, 2021
My name is Jay. My pain management doctor has recommended I try a spinal cord stimulator....
My pain management doctor has recommended ... I try a spinal cord stimulator. ... pump. ... about the doctor who implanted your pain ... pump.
Discussion: Pain pump failure
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 14, 2024
Hi- I’m glad that you have cognitive ways to deal with your pain, but honestly, such...
have cognitive ways to deal with your pain ... The doctors at Mayo tell me that pain ... pump does NOT reduce AA pain- it is ... Stimulator may be better. ... increased my Medtronic intrathecal pump
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 13, 2024
Hi MerSun! Archie here. I too have AA, and thought your comment was very interesting. I...
in 2009 that really helped with pain ... But these appliances like a pump or ... a stimulator don’t fix STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS ... Neurology, Orthopedics, Bio-Mechanics, Pain ... , I’m having a stimulator installed
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 8 2:06pm
Hello, fellow commenters. I have been a frequent visitor and commenter on this site. I am...
going for a trial of a spinal cord stimulator ... My chronic pain really began to ramp ... My implanted pain pump has done nothing ... to ease my pain. ... It doesn't have to be total pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 16, 2024
@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
Discussion: Back and leg pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 16, 2024
I'm not sure if this is the place to make my comment, but here goes. I...
am suffering from extreme, chronic pain ... I had the pain from a ski fall in 2016 ... cocktail of meds and a spinal cord stimulator ... Until February of 2021, when the pain ... Finally had a pain pump implanted in
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 29, 2024
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