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I’m done going to pain clinics. They can no longer help me. I’ve become immune to...
I’m done going to pain clinics. ... Pain pumps/pain stimulators don’t work ... with my type of pain per four doctors ... don’t get relief of any kind and my pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 19, 2023
Wow that’s crazy that you would be responsible for paying for this. It should be the...
that’s over my SI joint causing the pain ... case I’m stuck living in horrible pain ... Pain meds, pain pumps and stimulators ... don’t work with my type of pain.
Posted: Aug 8, 2023
You are welcome. I don't know what the root cause is for your cervical problems, but...
choices I was left with were chronic pain ... offered me the option of a morphine pump ... or stimulator. ... of the journey dealing with DDD and pain
Exactly the same for me - cortosteroid injections, rhyzotomies, 3 years of continuous PT, fusions, compression...
fibromyalgia and still debilitating pain ... Considering pain pump after 13 years ... Anyone with pain pump or electrical ... spinal stimulation?
Yes , I can understand what you mean by Worthless. I would be very careful with...
up with more shots and spinal cord stimulator ... the injury and that I would die a painful ... But once you get a pump or spinal cord ... stimulator they own you. ... not any marijuana in Wisconsin for pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 2 6:02am
Thank you for your thoughtful questions—and no need to apologize. I fully agree that anything touching...
implanted active devices (such as pain ... pumps or pacemakers), or those who’ ... Phototherapy, or the use of light to stimulate ... referenced uses reflective phototherapy to stimulate
Support Group: Aging Well
Posted: May 13 7:22am
I have had arachnoiditis for 50 years, but after the original diagnosis way back, then I...
over-the-counter drugs and a transcutaneous nerve stimulator ... 10 years ago, I got a spinal cord stimulator ... and maybe three years ago I got a pain ... pump which delivers me morphine. ... two implants take care of most of my pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 24 11:48am
I have been in chronic pain since 1999. Every day I would rather be sleeping. Had...
I have been in chronic pain since 1999 ... Had a spinal cord stimulator. ... Now have my fourth pain pump I am fighting
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 31 12:30pm
Archie here: When I first had my pump implanted in 2007 in DC, I also had...
Archie here: When I first had my pump ... I have a 40ML PUMP, SO PLENTY OF ROOM ... to cover all the pain issues I am having ... recommended getting a spinal cord stimulator ... as an adjunct to the pump.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 24 10:55am
Hi— Archie here- I asked your same question in 2009. My Pain mgt Dr told me...
My Pain mgt Dr told me I was an excellent ... candidate for an intrathecal pain pump ... Also being prepped for a Spinal Cord Stimulator
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jan 5 7:33pm
The Mayo Clinic advised me against any Stimulaor put in the back and advised me not...
have a large dog so I am afraid the Stimulator ... about the surgery and I never did any pain ... pumps previously either.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Feb 24 6:52am
I have been in chronic pain for 25 years. I refused to have any stimulator or...
I have been in chronic pain for 25 years ... I refused to have any stimulator or ... pumps implanted into my body. ... I can say I only take 4 pain pills a
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jan 25 10:11am
I agree completely. If I had listened to two ortho docs 8 years ago, who told...
that could be done for my lower back pain ... Right not the pain doc who is managing ... my pain pump (which has done nothing ... to mitigate my pain) has done nothing ... scheduled for a trial of a spinal cord stimulator
I understand this completely. Until I started taking Gabapentin for my pain- I was probably suicidal....
I started taking Gabapentin for my pain ... more pain. ... When I was waiting for the stimulator ... With the stimulator, 2 Gabapentin a ... in lower legs and feet from being pumped
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 26, 2024
@heisenberg34 Wishing you the best on getting answers and help. It seems like your pain pump/spinal...
It seems like your pain pump/spinal ... cord stimulator are not really helping ... and narrow down the source of your pain ... punch biopsy to know if adding to your pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 23, 2024