The pump is worth consideration, but only if the doctors feel that you are a good candidate for the procedure. Small amounts of medicine go directly to the lesion. Let us all know what you do. Best Wishes In a message dated 4/26/2010 6:58:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi, I was walking with my children 2 yrs ago & was struck by a teen who went off the road & struck me as I was bent over. I am c4, 5 & 6 incomplete with feeling to the toes, just very altered sensation. I was in the hospital for almost 1 yr. I use a manual chair & to amazement, I have bladder sensation & bowels. Although I have my share of spasms (I take 10mg ditropn b.i.d), leakages at night and my bowels respond every 2-3 days with no added help. Pre-accident was normally every day. I have lots of tone/spasticity in L. leg & am considering baclofen pump. I only take 20mg now of baclofen which does nothing. Any higher dose tires me & liver function tests go abnormal. I am hooked on 25mcg fentanyl patches q48 hrs and still have pain. I refuse to add more meds. I do not ever sleep for more than an hr. every night. Waking in the a.m. is horrible - never used to be. I want to wean off fentanyl. Since I transfer to toilet with the transfer board (lots of work), I would love to find pants that help b/c I can't pull them up under me. This injury has caused our world to turn upside down & some days it is so overwhelming. My kids keep me going & God's healing. I feel like I'm the only mom in the world going thru this. At the time of the accident, I was 5wks from grad. college (RN). Since then, I graduated & passed boards. Now what???? I LOVE nursing & it's not easy to find it from a w/c. If I am assisted to stand, I can hold a walker for 5-10 mins & a few steps - left leg hinders advancing it so dr. wants me to consider pump. I have great use of my dominant hand & arm, left fingers are closed. Anyway, I could go on forever, so thanks for listening.
