Has anyone had an intrathecal catheter inserted into their spine for pain and THEN had surgery? Or the other way around? I'm going to talk to my orthopedic doctor about it. The pain specialist said some doc's will leave the catheter in and some won't. He said that once I had my fusion it would be nearly impossible to get the catheter in high enough to do any good for my upper spine. He wants to insert at about T7 and my surgery would be from at least T2 (if not higher) to L1. The neurosurgeon I see is adamant that the scoli surgery will take care of my pain. The pain doctor only thinks it will make it worse, then harder for him to treat.
ANY input appreciated!
ANY input appreciated!
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