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should you try surgery or a pain pump first?

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:28 pm
by LindseyD
Is Surgery something you, should consider before or after seeing If you feel better with a pain pump? Should u try and correct the problem by surgery first? Or seek help with a widely known pain specialist ? I've already done the easy stuff. Pt,Physio,doing restorative excercise some what now. I have yet to improved. I have IC,lyme disease/mycoplasma, PN,Vulvodenia , PN and pgad. I prob have scar tissue from my femoral hernia I had repaired which is when more PN pain got worse. But removing mesh is more risky.

Re: should you try surgery or a pain pump first?

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:03 am
by river133
Good question, My pain pump surgery was on the 4th of Aug,slowly ,I am noticing a difference for the better. Just asked myself the other day why I did not inquire about the pump before. Of course it is always easy to say , I should of. If I had to do it over again,of course I would have chosen the pump earlier. .You are the only one that come up with an answer that is best for you. :)

Re: should you try surgery or a pain pump first?

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:52 am
by stephanies
Glad you are beginning to see some improvement Ellie!

Re: should you try surgery or a pain pump first?

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:59 am
by stephanies
Also, I have read of several long time forum members trying restorative exercise, as Lindsey mentioned above. It would be great if people would share their personal experiences with this treatment. Did pain or function improve with restorative exercise? Did any of the exercise flare the pain? Does anyone recommend restorative exercise? We could definitely use some more information on here from the people that have tried it.

Re: should you try surgery or a pain pump first?

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:38 am
by jaxi123
Do everything you can to avoid surgery.

Re: should you try surgery or a pain pump first?

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:41 pm
by LindseyD
Sometimes restorative excercise has flared somE pain for me. I switched trainers and am taking it slower now. I'm just unsure if I should attempt seeing a pn dr.or see a pain dr. First.