I HAVE HAD CHRONIC BACK PAIN FOR 10 YEARS. I TAKE VERY LARGE DOSES OF OPIOD PAIN MEDICATION. MY DOCTOR JUST MENTION THE INTRATHECAL PUMP TO ME. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? ... View answer

What is the standard steps taken when having an intrathecal pump removed at the patients request ... stimulator? How?) BRIEF HISTORY: I had a back injury 12 years ago. I have had an intrathecal pain pump... View answer

Can Optiray or another similar radiopaque XXXXXXX be substituted for Omnipaque in the following situations while using fluoroscopy for imaging: Intra-articular for arthrogram? Epidural (not intrathecal ... View answer

What is infusion used for? ... View answer

My husband has extreme muscle weakness and pain in his thighs and calves. He had chemotherapy for Large B Cell Lymphoma and intrathecal chemo injections at the end of treatment. His docs suggest ... View answer

doctors with Ziconotide (Prialt)? What is the over all % success rate for people with intractable back pain when treated by doctors with Ziconotide (Prialt)? I know they want 50% reduction in pain but what ... View answer

I just had a trial injection of ziconotide on 8/13/2018. Four hours after the injection I was unable to walk, my head was spinning and my eyes shook wildly in my head. I was unable to urinate. It ... View answer

posteriorly projecting right facet synovial cyst without contact or compromise intrathecal or exiting nerve ... impression as the intrathecal roots descend. L3/4: Disc desiccation, left paracentral,... View answer

Hi, I had a intrathecal morphine pain pump inplanted in me 2 weeks ago. I am experiencing itching ... allergic to intrathecal morhine. I have been on morphine drips numerous times without this reaction (27 ... View answer

Hi, I have had an Intrathecal Pump inplanted for 6 .5 years now. Over the time the drs have altered the dosage. I am currently on Morphine 8.085 mg/day and Clonidine 80.85 a funny mg/day. My doctors ... View answer