Pain pump--yes or no

waitinggame
on 8/14/11 9:06 pm - Bowie, MD

The doc I'm going with strongly suggests the pain pump. The others said don't bother--that the help was psychosomatic. One even said the way they are placed prevents them physiologically working because they are over the fascia...blah, blah, blah. My doc is planning a vertical muscle repair and says the pump will really help with that pain especially/

So, thoughts? Did you have one? Did you think it helped?

Thanks!

Denise

Check out my blog--menumealplanning.com. Tales of making meal planning managable, family fodder, and everything else under the sun.

RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!

*6.5 lost preop

Laura in Texas
on 8/14/11 9:10 pm

RNY on 09/17/08 with

hmmmmm.... I think it helped, but it's hard to say for sure since I really have nothing to compare it to. It pumped until day 3 when it ran out of pain meds and I removed it myself. I was also on oral pain meds. I was not in much pain and was able to get in and out of bed myself by day 3. If I had to do it over again, I would get the pump.

Laura

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

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waitinggame
on 8/15/11 12:37 am - Bowie, MD

That's the thing--it's not like we have something to compare to. I thought folks could report if they still experienced severe pain with the pump in place. Or if their pain increased when it as removed.

Thanks!

Check out my blog--menumealplanning.com. Tales of making meal planning managable, family fodder, and everything else under the sun.

RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!

*6.5 lost preop

lbaetz
on 8/14/11 11:09 pm - St. Thomas, Canada

RNY on 06/26/09

I quite enjoyed the pain pump...lol No need to be a martyr.

Lori

(deactivated member)
on 8/14/11 11:58 pm - Yorktown, VA

DS on 11/12/09

At least 2 of the 4 PSs I consulted with said that it was a waste....that their experience has shown no major difference in pain levels in the patients that used it and in those that did not. (I can't recall what 1 of them said.) Dr. Krieger was the 1 *****commended it and I think that might be who you are referring to.

I did not have the pain pump and my pain level was not bad. I was able to move around okay. I even stopped my pain meds a couple of days after surgery. I was fine without it, so I tend to believe those surgeons who think it's a bit of a waste of money or that it has the placebo effect.

wings
on 8/15/11 12:48 am - Fort Myers Beach , FL

DS on 12/23/09

Denise
I had a pain pump for 5-days and I believe it helped me get up and move faster. I had extensive abd muscle wall repair and my general surgeon along with the PS said I would not have done as well without it.

If they are offering it, take girl. Also do not be afraid to take your pain meds. There is no reason for you to suffer at all. I wish you well.

I am 3 weeks out and I don't need any pain meds now but I did take them for the first 2 weeks pretty regularly and I am doing great.

Carla

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mkbeany
on 8/15/11 12:49 am

My surgery is one week from today. I am having the OnQ.

It is the only thing not covered by my insurance. (how weird is that? they approved TT, breasts, and arms but denied the pain pump!)

I paid cash for it last week but I wouldn't dream of going without it.
I am not a fan of narcotics. So if this helps lessen the need for so much pain med, I'm on board.

And my 24 years of surgical nurse experience has taught me that anything that helps a post-op patient get up and moving is a good thing.

I have never heard a person say that it did not help.

I say go for it!!

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin

Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12

TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11

antonietta23
on 8/15/11 3:36 am - Holbrook, MA

RNY on 07/15/08

honestly I had the pain pump for my open rny and did not have it for my lbl with a vertical cut and did not think it made a difference. I was concerned when my ps did not offer it but to my surprise I never noticed the differenc.

proudauntie
on 8/15/11 7:38 am - Honolulu, HI

I had a TT with muscle tightening and woke up with a pain pump - I didn't know what it was until the nurse explained it to me. My doctor said your body heals faster when it's not in pain so I'm willing to take whatever they want to give me. I went home right after the surgery and was a little sore but didn't have a problem getting in and out of the car or in and out of bed.

siberiancat
on 8/15/11 8:11 am - COLUMBIA CITY, IN

RNY on 03/25/09

I paid the extra cash for it. I know it helped. Mine lasted 4 days and my pain on day 5 was definately more intense. I had fleur de lis with long vertical incision and a lot of muscle sculpting. Definately worth the money in my opinion. (I had a 4 hour car ride home and that was part of my decision to have one to control the pain on the long drive.)

Penny
Highest Weight 255 * Wt loss includes 19 lb lost before surgery

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