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09-23-2011, 03:49 PM
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Re: My Spinal Cord Stimulator
[quote=Enchantress;2373949]Good ole' Medtronic!! Seems they have improved the quality of life for lots of people. GOOD OLD MEDTRONIC RIGHT ENOUGH  I also had a spinal cord stimulator, but it didn't help me as much as they hoped. SORRY TO HEAR THAT  Instead, my pain management doc put me in the hospital for a trial on a Intrathecal morphine pump. After just a few days, I was feeling wonderful with a pain level that was bearable for the first time in years.  I AM VERY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. PAIN MANAGEMENT IS A TERRIBLY DIFFICULT AREA FOR PATIENTS. I DID A ONE MONTH IN_PATIENT PAIN MANAGEMENT COURSE TO LEARN TO COPE AND LIVE WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC PAIN. Last summer I had my 2nd updated Medtronic SynchroMed pump implanted. While I've had many 'battery' changes (every 5-7 years) over the years which require only day surgery, they put a newer, larger pump in since the other had been in for 13 years and the new one would allow me to go longer between refills. The Medtronic rep (which are required to be in surgery as an observer) suggested a 40cc instead of a 20cc pump. The old one wasn't terribly noticeable, but this new one is, well....gigantic!! Ahh well, it's a small price to pay for the quality of life it's given back me.  EXACTLY!! WHAT'S A POT BELLY OVER SUFFERING MIND-DESTROYING PAIN?? Sharon, have they considered an Intrathecal Morphine pump for you? [URL="http://professional.medtronic.com/pt/neuro/idd/index.htm"[/URL][/quote] [COLOR="darkgreen"]I WAS TRIALED WITH MORPHINE PUMPS BUT IT IS NOT A GOOD DRUG FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN. OPIATES IN GENERAL DON'T HELP MUCH. HOWEVER, PETHIDINE INJECTIONS WERE A BIT BETTER AND A KETAMINE INFUSION WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I HAD A SPINAL BLOCK BUT HAD TO HAVE IT HIGHER THAN THAT OF A WOMAN GIVING BIRTH AS THE PAIN WAS/IS THAT BAD. I ENDED UP UNABLE TO WALK AND WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE   [/COLOR]
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09-23-2011, 04:03 PM
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Re: My Spinal Cord Stimulator
I have a mental pic of you plugged in next to the Christmas tree and lighting up whilst playing carols out of your tushie. |
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09-23-2011, 05:06 PM
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TENS units are the bomb! i use one for the various hiking injuries i have. torn meniscus - both knees, torn calf muscle, sprained ankle, bursitis - both hips. and anytime i pull a muscle. yeah, i hike hard. it works great and i don't need narcotics anymore! i'm so glad you have this Sharon, i know a life pain free is very worth living. |
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09-23-2011, 05:11 PM
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amazing post and technology too i'm glad that you have found a way through this |
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09-23-2011, 05:37 PM
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I recently underwent emergency surgery due to a wound received in a land far away, being evacuated to Landstuhl and then to the States, and I can relate to the effects of neuropathic injury, it has not been fun and the road ahead is long...Glad to see that you are gaining ground in pain management, and as technology advances, perhaps relief will be less invasive. Btw, I am against all forms of substance use, even caffeine, not a religious thing just a health choice due to necessarily needing to be in top physical shape in my profession...So I have chosen to not partake in any pain managing drugs, and am doing quite well in-spite of a great deal of pain...Mind over matter perhaps? Luck to you, the fates know our end |
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09-23-2011, 05:52 PM
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Sharon, tell me you sued the pants off the hospital!
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09-23-2011, 06:09 PM
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No kidding! I've been getting fucked by my very soon to be ex-MS Specialist. I've been waiting since early June for them to get their heads out off their asses. I am NEVER go back there. EVER. On that note: Anybody in the Kirkland Washing area want to pick me up at the airport and let me sleep on their couch? I'll bring fresh halibut. |
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09-23-2011, 06:14 PM
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We tried to. At the time in 1996, you couldn't get legal aid so we had to pay all legal fees. We shopped around and the cheapest was £12,000  My family and I just could not afford it. I tried again later on but they told me I was unfortunately too late  Apparently, I would have received a 6 figure sum compensation payout.
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09-23-2011, 06:23 PM
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Sharon, I know it would take a lot of effort and I don't know the statute of limitations on things either there or here but I sure would try again. (me being an asshole I know but damn that is fucking wrong)
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