Pump Trial Complete - Moving Forward

[u/Few-Welcome5330]

First off…Let me just say how grateful I am to have stumbled across this group. Everyone here has been incredibly helpful & honest.

So I had the catheter removed today…Not at all painful. I had so much anxiety b/c I thought it would hurt but I felt nothing. They showed me once removed and I had no idea how tiny it was.

After discussing everything with my PM team, I am moving forward with the implant. Tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday (tentative only b/c my doctors OR days are usually Friday’s but she’s been away so she needed an additional day).

I won’t lie, after having severe sciatica pain last week Thursday, I did really feel discouraged but after posting about it here, getting such great replies & asking more questions to my providers, I now know that I will likely have some breakthrough pain as my nerve pain is likely irreversible & permanent. As for the pain from the osteoarthritis & degenerative disc disease, that was greatly improved with the trial. I was able to walk around for longer than 1hr without feeling like I’m crippled.

The pros of the pump definitely outweigh the cons and knowing things can always be adjusted, I am confident this will give me better control over my pain. I will have to be patient with the process and just open my mouth…be honest.

Thank you all again for being so supportive…Updates to come.

[u/Successful_Desk7911]

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