I only take, Savella! Or over the counter medication! But...right now, I could use a Morphine drip! I cleaned, our microwave...last night! Now...the whole right side, of neck, shoulder, spine and elbow...is in so much, PAIN!! Can barely move, my head...or even function! Why? Because I'm right handed. And it's not, the first time! ???

Am so sorry you still have so much trouble after two additional surgeries and still can only stand 5 minutes.
I was in the exact same place.

Truly highly recommend the pain pump. I know its another invasive surgery and most pain management specialists, if they do it, only do it for cancer patients, so you might have to find another doctor, but for me it has been life changing.

The only scary thing is that this is the end of the road, as in, this is the most advanced option for pain control. But considering the new CDC directives and the Medicaid / MediCare new rules starting in 2019 the maximum dosage for opioids is going down big time as far as what will be the most allowed to be billed, I am even gladder with this solution as my opioids prescriptions used to be much more than the 80/90/120 mme per day (which are the various maximums set depending per state).

Am not trying to tell you what to do of course. It's just that I am so happy and found so much pain relief, I want the same for everyone else suffering. :)

Actually I also have massive back problems, which is what the pump is for. It's not a drip like you get in hospital, but actually a pump implanted in your abdomen that is hooked up to your spinal cord with a catheter that realeases medication directly into your spinal fluid. Mine is filled with hydromorphone (dilaudid) and bupivacaine (muscle relaxer) and I am/was curious to see if anyone else uses this, especially as I have only had one for 3 weeks.
It's basically an "end of the road" solution when nothing else has worked for you. The surgery is invasive, but even though I am less than 3 weeks post-op I think it's the best think I could have ever done.

Marycollins (how do you tag someone?), if nothing has been helping you, this might be an idea? A spinal cord simulator only works for back pain, I have never tried it though as my pain specialist felt I was a better candidate for a pain pump. What do you do now for pain control?

I was going to get the spinal stimulator but my pain is too great for me to get it. even the meds I'm already on are considered addictive but they don't bother me in that way they just are no longer helping me with my pain, I'm afraid of taking too much of the meds I'm already on because of the pain I'm in. They no longer work for me.

I used one while in the hospital it was great totally no pain but you have two know when to stop receiving medicine.