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Originally Posted by hemit
hello, i got a pain pump oct.25 , so far im VERY HAPPY with it, i had failed L4 -L5 fusion in 1988, have lots low back,legs an feet pain . one thing about it,is you get a "trial" on it before getting a implanted one, so you get a idea how much pain control you get, the trial with a external pump aint no big deal, so might be worth while checking out, good luck.
sincerly , hermit
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I am trying to get info from other folks on the pain pump. The one I am considering is the one that gets implanted in the stomach area with the cathater in the back and injects morphine into the spinal area where my pain is. I am 72 and weigh 100 lbs. I am wondering if I am even large enough to accomodate the pump since I have no fat in that area of my body. Do you have any info on what size a person might need to be to have this type of implant? I am in horrible pain, and all I want to do is stay in bed most of the time due to the pain. I don't want to continue to live like that - it is not living...just existing. I have heard both good and bad things about the pump. First do you have to have anthesia with the surgery? I get real sick, and I was wondering why a doctor couldn't just numb my body from the mid section down - where ever it needed to be numb instead of everything. Do you know anything about that? I will appreciate any help you can provide, or anyone else reading this...My husband died a few weeks ago and my pain and loss of my husband of 52 years is tearing me up inside, all I seem to be able to do is cry and have pain. I don't want to be like this, and maybe I wouldn't if I could get the pain under control. Please help if you can, and if you can't Thank You for reading this. God Bless. Kirstin