Hi AJSG,

I have an intra-thecal drug pump in and have had it in for several years.
At the time I had it put in I was living in a "fuzz" I was taking huge amounts of opiate to try and help my pain. Life was just slipping by.
The pump has allowed me to reduce all my pain meds to just 10 mgs of Morphine and Baclofan a day.
My pump does not give me pain relief of the areas of spread of my CRPS but am hoping for an insertion of another catheter that will direct the drug to the needed areas.
As far as affecting your lifestyle, there are no restrictions as there are sometimes with a SCS as the pump is under the skin and the catheters are placed into the intrathecal space near the spinal cord.
The one restriction I suppose is that you are tied down to regular pump refills which will restrict any travel plans you may have.
One thing to look forward to is a clear head and NO nodding off mid sentence.