Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Dear Stimulator group, I was wondering how you are all doing and if there is anything that I can help you out with. Well my letter and my doctor`s letter is sent and recieved I will hopefully know about surgery next week. Wish me luck I hope that you are all have a little less pain today. take care Holly Ut. Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 thanks for askin mike i'm feelin ok just a lill break through pain today but still feelin ok lisa **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 happy birthday to ya from lisa in ohio **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Mike, no worries about the chat....I hope you enjoyed your family time : ) I will not be joining in on the chat Wednesday..it is my birthday and have plans. (p.s. I'm OLD LOL ) but count me in on the next chat time. Jill ~ Boston how is everyone I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Happy birthday on wensday wow. Thank you for everything. mike owner-- - In Stimulator , Jill Clement <clemhoff1111@...> wrote: > > Mike, no worries about the chat....I hope you enjoyed your family time : ) > I will not be joining in on the chat Wednesday..it is my birthday and have plans. (p.s. I'm OLD LOL ) > but count me in on the next chat time. > Jill ~ Boston > > > > how is everyone > > > I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having > a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i > was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I > would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi Mike, Not doing to good lately pain seems to be getting the best of me all I want to do it sleep. At least I have hope Wednesday is the day for my trial for the Pain Pump I am so hoping it works I will be in the hospital for 3 days. If I get 50% pain relief it will be worth it, I just want the same relief I had when I first had my SCS put in before it stop working. Thanks you all for being her for me !!! Keep On Smiling Kathy Sweet how is everyone I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Kathy, I will be thinking of you tomorrow. When I had my trial I only spent the night in the hospital and then wore a fanny pack with the meds still running into me for 3 weeks. That was about 16 years ago and I know that things have changed since then. I did have immediate relief and so didn't want them to stop the trial. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 how is everyone I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 kATHY Good Luck!!! Hope the trial works for you. The pain pump and SCSs have given me great pain relief. Still have pain, but every much more manageable. Remember, never give up hope. If you want any info on my experience with the pump, please contact me. Sue C. how is everyone I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I am agreeing with you that the pain pump will give you aleast half of your pain will be gone. good luck mike group owner > > > how is everyone > > I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having > a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i > was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I > would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi Dorothy, I actually have to stay in the hospital for 3 days and if it works I have to go back in 2 to 3 weeks and have the unit installed after I heal from the trial. I am hoping to have immediate relief just like you or at least 50% of my pain gone. Again thank you for everything you don't know how much at ease you have made me through all of this. Keep On Smiling Kathy Re: how is everyone Kathy, I will be thinking of you tomorrow. When I had my trial I only spent the night in the hospital and then wore a fanny pack with the meds still running into me for 3 weeks. That was about 16 years ago and I know that things have changed since then. I did have immediate relief and so didn't want them to stop the trial. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi Sue When you had your trial did you have to stay in the hospital for 3 days like I am? When did you have your pain pump put in? And how long was your recovery after having it put in? Are there any limitation to what you can do? Also I was reading something about hot tub about how you should not go in them, well I own one and it would be a real bummer if I cannot use it ever again. Is this true ? I am sorry for all the question but the web sites out there really don't answer these kind of questions. Thanks Keep On Smiling Kathy how is everyone I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Kathy, I am kind of answering your note to me and to Sue all at the same time. I am glad that I have been able to help even in the smallest bit to get you through this waiting period. I had to wait 3 days after the removal of my trial before the doctor would put in my permanent pump. That was to make sure there was no infection develop from the trial site. I would say there is a 4-6 week period for full recovery, for all the swelling to go down and for me to get use to the feeling of the pump. In the beginning there were times when I would bend and that hockey puck sized pump felt like a basketball. The only limitation I was told about was avoiding any magnetic machines. I do not go through the regular scanner at the airport but rather opt for the hand held scanner. You cannot have an MRI unless you can be checked by your doctor immediately afterwards. Magnets can erase the computer in your pump. I go in my sons hot tub every chance I get. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi KATHY I ONLY HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT FOR MY TRIAL FOR THE PAIN PUMP. I HAD GREAT RESULTS FROM THE TRAIL!!!!!! THE PUMP WAS IMPLANTED A FEW WEEKS LATER. tHE IMPLANTATION WAS A SAME DAY PROCEDURE. AFTER THESURGERY YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL FOR A WHILE, NO HEAVY LIFTING, NO BENDING, NO STRETCHING. YOU HAVE TO ALLOW TIME TO HEAL. FROM WHAT I CAN REMEMBER, I THINK I HAD MORE PAIN RECOVERING FROM THE SCS THAN THE PAIN PUMP, BUT OF COURSE EVERYONE IS DIFFERNT. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHIING ABOUT HOT TUBS, BUT IT CERTAINLY WOULD BE A BUMMER IF YOU COULDN'T USE IT, BUT I HAVE A POOL WITH A HEATER THAT I HAVE SET TO ABOUT 90-92 DEGREES AND I USE IT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I JUST LOOKED IN MY MEDTRONIC BOOK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ON HOT TUBS. IT SAID IF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE HOT TUB IS GREATER THAN 39 DEGREES C (102degreesF) YOU SHOULD NOT USE IT. CHECK THE TEMP ON YOURS. THE BEST ADVISE IS THE ASK YOU DR.. I HOPE YOU GET GOOD RESULTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. . NEVER GIVE UP HOPE SUE C how is everyone I need to ask how is everyone feeling today? I pray everyone is having a pain free day or aleast little pain only day. Sorry I missed chat. i was with my wife and 2 boys all weekend. I didnt get online till now. I would love to hear from everyone aleast check in. mike group owner No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Dorothy, Thanks again I was worried I would never be able to go in my hot tub. One of the sites said that you could not go in hot tub because it would raise your body temperature and cause the pump to give you to much medicine and you could overdose, so I needed to hear from someone that really had one to know for sure. Is there any limit on twisting and lifting like when I had my SCS? Keep On Smiling Kathy Re: how is everyone Kathy, I am kind of answering your note to me and to Sue all at the same time. I am glad that I have been able to help even in the smallest bit to get you through this waiting period. I had to wait 3 days after the removal of my trial before the doctor would put in my permanent pump. That was to make sure there was no infection develop from the trial site. I would say there is a 4-6 week period for full recovery, for all the swelling to go down and for me to get use to the feeling of the pump. In the beginning there were times when I would bend and that hockey puck sized pump felt like a basketball. The only limitation I was told about was avoiding any magnetic machines. I do not go through the regular scanner at the airport but rather opt for the hand held scanner. You cannot have an MRI unless you can be checked by your doctor immediately afterwards. Magnets can erase the computer in your pump. I go in my sons hot tub every chance I get. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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