Hi, and thanks for allowing me to join this forum. I'm strugglin with some severe, chronic and agonizing back pain at this time. I have had five back surgeries and yes they have all failed. I have an intrathecal pain pump implanted that drips a small amount of morphine on my spine. Due to loss of insurance and cost I had to have my pump turned down very, very low. I get absolutely no relief from it now, NONE. I do have oral meds, but everything has gotten so bad even those don't help.

I can't walk more than 20 feet without agonizing pain then I'm locked up. I can't sleep in my own bed any longer and as far as housework and working outside my home, just a pipe dream. I have always been very self sufficient and always worked, all my life but no longer. My poor husband has to do everything. He is so good to me he doesn't want me to get hurt, but I can sneeze and get hurt.

I feel at this time my pain specialist has lost interest in my case, as they only fill a couple of pumps monthly and you can tell by their attitudes those are a pain for them.

Anyway I"m lost, I'm scared and I hurt all the time. I pray, I take my meds, I have a wonderful family, but I feel very lost at this time. Any ideas???