[MudRat]

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm new to this neck of the net and was hoping I might be able to help some people with the daily struggle of chronic pain by sharing my experiances. I won't bore you with the number of surgeries that I've had and where. I just dont think it matters besides I stopped counting after ten and chronic pain is chronic pain. I do have a pain pump and it has been wonderfull for me. I hope that anyone with any questions please don't hesitate to ask me. It's a wonderfull day and age we live in and I hope you can keep your pain levels down to a low roar.

[Rrae]

Welcome!
How wonderful of you to come and share your experience! There have been several folks coming here looking for info on pain pumps. I myself would like to know more about them.
I've had an SCS for 3 yrs and am doing good with it.

How long have you had your pump? What type of pain do the pumps work with best? Is it from your surgical pain or more like a condition? For instance, I battle CRPS in lower limbs and back.

It's great to have you here with the crew, MudRat!
It'll be good getting to know you

Rae

[MudRat]

Ive had the pump in for a year now. I also suffer from CRPS with severe nerve pain in my limbs, and general pain in the lower lower back due to failed fusions. I had the SCS trial done and couldnt get any coverage from it in the left foot. The next and final step as told to me by several Dr's was the Pain Pump. I did the single injection trial and I was sold 5 min after they injected the meds in my spinal fluid. I then followed it up with a permanent implant. Now this is the single best treatment that I've had, with better results than all the other procedures combined. It's truly a great thing to have ALL the nerve pain and general pain GONE from my life. Now although it's a pain to have to get this thing refilled every two months, I still have alot more freedom to ride my ATV's and do other things that the SCS wouldn't allow due to the leads moving on me. In short I think the pump is awesome compared to the SCS. The two don't even compare when it comes to pain control.

[Mark56]

Yup MudRat, what a cool handle, makes me remember being little and playing in the mud........ Thank you for bringing your way Positive experience here for willingness to receive other Pumper questions!! So cool, so cool

Yup,
Mark56

[eva5667faliure]

dear mudrat

i want to wish you continued
success
i have been given a script
for such a device
PLEASE anything you have to offer
much appreciation
from here
to many failed
i'll be nice
many more complications
level 5/6-6/7
plate screws cage donor
have no clue if fused yet #2
to fix #1
anything

thanks stay well
and be happy
just a few get relief
cherish it
as i am sure you do
my pain took 60ish%
of my life
enough said
a Blessing

[MudRat]

Originally Posted by eva5667faliure

dear mudrat

i want to wish you continued
success
i have been given a script
for such a device
PLEASE anything you have to offer
much appreciation
from here
to many failed
i'll be nice
many more complications
level 5/6-6/7
plate screws cage donor
have no clue if fused yet #2
to fix #1
anything

thanks stay well
and be happy
just a few get relief
cherish it
as i am sure you do
my pain took 60ish%
of my life
enough said
a Blessing

Sounds like a good reason to go have the trial done.. my Dr. did the single dose trial and five min after the dose was given to me life suddenly took a turn for the better. In my opinion if your Dr has suggested this for you it could be your ticket to a better life. It was for me. Plus what do you have to loose? You get a chance to become pill free and not live life in a haze and in pain. GO FOR IT!!!!!

[eva5667faliure]

Originally Posted by MudRat

Sounds like a good reason to go have the trial done.. my Dr. did the single dose trial and five min after the dose was given to me life suddenly took a turn for the better. In my opinion if your Dr has suggested this for you it could be your ticket to a better life. It was for me. Plus what do you have to loose? You get a chance to become pill free and not live life in a haze and in pain. GO FOR IT!!!!!

thanks much
i have lost trust in many
areas of the medical field
as it relates to my
continued pain
and a whole bunch more
came along with the
2nd surgery
then my lower back
then my swallowing
then my ear
jaw
eye
left whole arm
it goes on
i don't want any more surgeries
in the meantime
cancer came knocking
off came my breasts
double radical mastectomy
i'm done
to many screw ups
in these 3 years
including screwed up tests
in the last three years
i have never been sick
not to mention bed
ridden on my left side
on bad days
anyhow
i won't throw it off the table
i'll keep following and post
of my experiences
thank you keep sharing

be well be happy

[Mark56]

Life IS. So with that indomitable spirit of so many on here and just exemplified by Eva, we move on! Your spirit is good and most especially with the Wanting to Share your experience with inquirers on here. So, :winner_first_ h4h:

These are your awards Mudrat, and I just gotta ask, is your handle in anyway related to four wheeling? Because I have enjoyed MANY a four wheel adventure with my family in the high Rockies.... some of which they found fearsome, and I apologized to them. We were never in danger, but it was daunting to them to see a station wagon down on the floor of a valley thousands of feet below us because some idiot Dad had thought "I can do that" in a two wheel drive station wagon loaded with family. The wagon was squashed plumb flat. The story I remember from my childhood.

Go for it ALL, encourage others and any who PM you and such.... goodness, I have made voice contact with a follower in North Carolina, and, depending on how she feels, we may very well meet she and her husband face to face while Cleo and I are here!! That would be Way Cool.

Looking forward to the next Mudrat post I am,
Blessed,
Mark56

[Rrae]

You coming here and sharing is VERY valuable to us! I hope you stick around and help inform those who come here inquiring about the pump.
The thing I've noticed as time goes by is that alot of folks come thru here for support as they are going thru their trials and/or permanents....then, if all is well and good they seem to 'disappear' and go on living their lives - because, who needs a pain forum if their pain issues are under control?
If it weren't for the faithful few who continually come here to support others, this forum wouldn't have much substance.

Just sending a 'shout-out' to all of you who have made a place here.
....... I love you, mannn.....

Rae

Hi Eva

You are truely an inspiration. Reading all your ailments is just amazing. I cannot believe how much pain you have had to go through. You are just a very strong woman and your trust in God is wonderful too.........you are a lesson to us all thats for sure

Take care and hopefully you wont be in too much pain today

Jackie

Originally Posted by eva5667faliure

thanks much
i have lost trust in many
areas of the medical field
as it relates to my
continued pain
and a whole bunch more
came along with the
2nd surgery
then my lower back
then my swallowing
then my ear
jaw
eye
left whole arm
it goes on
i don't want any more surgeries
in the meantime
cancer came knocking
off came my breasts
double radical mastectomy
i'm done
to many screw ups
in these 3 years
including screwed up tests
in the last three years
i have never been sick
not to mention bed
ridden on my left side
on bad days
anyhow
i won't throw it off the table
i'll keep following and post
of my experiences
thank you keep sharing

be well be happy