Comments on: Human body may have extra skin sensors http://www.spinalcordresources.com/2009/12/human-body-may-have-extra-skin-sensors/ The site for news and information for the disabled community Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:09:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ghgeorge http://www.spinalcordresources.com/2009/12/human-body-may-have-extra-skin-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-4297 ghgeorge Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:50:01 +0000 http://www.spinalcordresources.com/?p=1028#comment-4297 We have had problems with pain doctors for many years. After kissing way too many frogs we found a good pain group in Atlanta. There are several doctors (two have worked on me) at the Interventional Spine and Management Center. The doctors are very goold at making sure your pain meds are working well for you and use both pain blocks and ketamine therapy for those with very bad pain issues (sounds like you may be a candidate for this). If you are interested in contacting this group either look them up online or drop us an email at webmaster@spinalcordresources.com and we can send you the contact info. Dr. Fowler is my doctor and he has dramatically dropped the pain I was dealing with and can now work for several hours at a time before I get tired out. Massive pain can destroy your life and make everything miserable. We know real time how bad this can be because we deal wit CRPS. I can attack you at any time and the pain is crushing, where only injected pain killers have any effect on reducing the pain. Pain meds have been working well with us so I have not looked at spinal cord simulators or pain pumps that inject baclofen directly into the damaged area. A friend that had uncontrollable back pain had a stimulator implanted and it has changed her life dramatically. She was unable to work most of the day and there were many flareups that sent her to the hospital. The doctors first implant electrodes and tape the device outside the body to make sure it works well for the patient. Once the settings are dialed in and the patient is happy with the results the stimulator is then implanted and the patient is given a controller that can increase or decrease the power sent to the electrodes. Hopefully that will give you something to think about so you can decide the best course of pain control. This is something that is very personal and must be customized for each patient. Good luck and we hope to hear from you soon. Greg We have had problems with pain doctors for many years. After kissing way too many frogs we found a good pain group in Atlanta. There are several doctors (two have worked on me) at the Interventional Spine and Management Center. The doctors are very goold at making sure your pain meds are working well for you and use both pain blocks and ketamine therapy for those with very bad pain issues (sounds like you may be a candidate for this). If you are interested in contacting this group either look them up online or drop us an email at webmaster@spinalcordresources.com and we can send you the contact info. Dr. Fowler is my doctor and he has dramatically dropped the pain I was dealing with and can now work for several hours at a time before I get tired out.

Massive pain can destroy your life and make everything miserable. We know real time how bad this can be because we deal wit CRPS. I can attack you at any time and the pain is crushing, where only injected pain killers have any effect on reducing the pain. Pain meds have been working well with us so I have not looked at spinal cord simulators or pain pumps that inject baclofen directly into the damaged area. A friend that had uncontrollable back pain had a stimulator implanted and it has changed her life dramatically. She was unable to work most of the day and there were many flareups that sent her to the hospital. The doctors first implant electrodes and tape the device outside the body to make sure it works well for the patient. Once the settings are dialed in and the patient is happy with the results the stimulator is then implanted and the patient is given a controller that can increase or decrease the power sent to the electrodes.

Hopefully that will give you something to think about so you can decide the best course of pain control. This is something that is very personal and must be customized for each patient. Good luck and we hope to hear from you soon.

Greg

]]> By: snowgoer68 http://www.spinalcordresources.com/2009/12/human-body-may-have-extra-skin-sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-4295 snowgoer68 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:59:39 +0000 http://www.spinalcordresources.com/?p=1028#comment-4295 hi are you talking about the spinal cord stimulator and pain pump that have been around for years or something newer and more exciting for pain. I am desperate for help. Above knee amputee.2 catastrophic accidents,68 operations,23 broken bones,1400+ days in the hospital, 4 months in the U of MI burn unit from a complete degloving injury from mid thigh to toes, pelvis was completely separated in 6 places. Too much to explain. My leg was saved in 1981 and amputated in 1996. Having one leg is the easy part. Living with the excruciating,gnawing,never ending phantom pain is driving me crazy. So difficult and with all I have been through this pain is the worst. I'm desperate. I have a good pain team but they need to be more aggressive. Any input would be welcomed. Also the constipation from opiates gets to me. I want to get the relistor shots. Blocks opiate from effecting internal organs but not analgesia hi are you talking about the spinal cord stimulator and pain pump that have been around for years or something newer and more exciting for pain. I am desperate for help. Above knee amputee.2 catastrophic accidents,68 operations,23 broken bones,1400+ days in the hospital, 4 months in the U of MI burn unit from a complete degloving injury from mid thigh to toes, pelvis was completely separated in 6 places. Too much to explain. My leg was saved in 1981 and amputated in 1996. Having one leg is the easy part. Living with the excruciating,gnawing,never ending phantom pain is driving me crazy. So difficult and with all I have been through this pain is the worst. I’m desperate. I have a good pain team but they need to be more aggressive. Any input would be welcomed. Also the constipation from opiates gets to me. I want to get the relistor shots. Blocks opiate from effecting internal organs but not analgesia

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