PrivateIdaho
Greenlighter
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- Sep 26, 2018
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Just had this drug pump installed a few weeks ago. It's running Fentanyl and Bupivacaine and directly into my spinal fluid at the T10 level. They say most people don't get an opiate high from these devices. I disagree. My pump is running a basal dose rate of 32 micrograms an hour 24/7 and I have a small device that allows me to get a bolus dose of 68 micrograms every 4 hours. The best thing about it is that when I take my oral meds 8mg hydromorphone Q6h I get f'd up like you wouldn't believe. if anyone has the option to have one of these pumps installed I high-ly recommend it. Just make sure your pain is real and chronic because it is a painful and long process to have it installed. You have to come off all pain meds for a trial to make sure it will work for you. Then you to stay on low doses of pain meds for about a month while they are getting insurance approval to have the machinery installed. The device is about the size of a hockey puck. It holds 40ml of very concentrated pain med. My fentanyl is 3,000mcg per 1ml so when its full it has 120mg of Fentanyl. If anyone has questions about this device and the process of having it installed, I would be happy to answer.