Just got a call from the hospital this afternoon with all those questions they ask before anesthesia about removal teeth, dentures, eye glasses, family reaction to anesthesia, etc etc. This would be...
Thanks Vicki! I'll check into that recall idea and retrace some of my steps. Medtronic reps are in the OR every time they do anything to the pump. If there was a problem with the model I have one...
I got the pump 5.12.12. It flipped over on 9.7.12. They couldn't refill it on 10.10.12 so they surgically flipped it back over after fiddling with the fluoroscope for hours to determine if it was...
Hi Mark! So glad your trial went well. When are you going to have the pump implanted? Did your doc set a date yet? I had good results with my trial and have had my pain pump since May '12. I've had...
I used to have costo bouts regularly but have not had one since being treated with compounded T3 (active version of thyroid hormone). Every time my dose was upped my costo would flare then the pain...
The patch does not work for me. I tried all kinds of methods to keep it on my skin including Tegaderm patches over it but always ended up with hives under the patch. I think I must be allergic to...
I had this done AFTER iFuse to fuse my left SI joint. The RFA did nothing for me. I atill have severe pain after SI fusion and right SI screw fixation. There is a Facebook group for SIJD with over...
HI KEI_18: I have an intrathecal pain pump with Dilaudid in it. My PM doc decided during my last visit to add Clonidine to my pump. She kept the Dilaudid at the same level. So far, it has helped my...
I have been diagnosed with fibromyagia which is an all over body-wide pain where on rainy days I swear even my hair hurts. Many people believe that fibro pain is another name for Lyme. I have managed...
Slipped Rib: Sorry you have pain and are considering prolotherapy. My doctor is in the northern suburbs of Chicago and she does prolotherapy in her office. She also teaches the technique to other...
Hi Outammo! I was on Fentanyl in the spring. The only brand my pharmacy can get in generic is Mylan. No matter what I did, how I put them on or where I put them on they would not stay on my skin. I...
I have this symptom. It drives me crazy. The only thing that helped it was heparin for hypercoagulation. It was gone during the 10.5 months I was doing the heparin shots but it came back about 2...