Purpose:To replace oral baclofen and "brain fog"(Started Feb 06, 2008)
Date
Dosage
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Dec 31, 2010
120 mcg
Daily
Major
Mild
Always
Not at all
Dec 03, 2010
120 mcg
Daily
Major
None
Always
Not at all
Date
Dec 03, 2010
Advice & Tips
The pump works on its own. Every 6 mos. the unit gets refilled, and if something goes wrong an alarm sounds.
The unexpected benefits are that the "brain fog" leaves in just several days.
The impact has been very positive but a little modification in lifestyle might needed, like getting different size clothes.
I almost chose to not have this implanted based on how I felt during the trial. I am VERY glad that I opted to go ahead with the procedure. I feel so much better, more like my old self. This has managed my spasticity better than any oral medication that I have tried.
Definitely a superior delivery method for pain control if opiates are involved. The pump, implanted directly under your skin of the abdomen, has a catheter that wraps around and is inserted in your spinal canal @ T10/11 of spine. Eliminates much of the fogginess/buzz factor of taking opiates etc enabling you to think clearly. Does not have any impact of MS related "Brain Fog".