Pain Pump Question..?

Hi, It's me AGAIN..

I would Love to hear from both sides..the ones that did and that did not have the pain pump...

For you that did..was it a huge plus for you and do you think it was worth the extra money..(I will have to pay an extra $300 for the pain pump if I want it..)
For you that did NOT have the pain pump..Do you wish you had,or do you think your pain was very manageble without it...? If you had to do it over again would you have insisted on the pain pump..?

Thanks everyone for any and all responses...!!

Please reply..

Cyndy

Cyndy, I had the pain pump and I didn't have ANY pain at all.  Just discomfort from swelling, but no real pain to speak of.  Of course I don't know how it would have felt had I not had it.  But I'm glad I had it. : )


Laura

I did not have the pain pump - my doctor did not offer it - they had used it in the past and felt like it did not make enough difference for the cost.  Also, you are numb all over so removing the drains was not painful, and today he extracted fluid and I did not feel it because of the numbness.

My pain was very manageble - I used the hard drugs the first 2 1/2 days then went to ES Tylenol and never looked back.  There was, and still is, discomfort from swelling, drains, tightness of ab muscles, but no real pain.  To have been cut from hip to hip and pubic bone to breast bone - absolutely amazing how I feel 2 weeks out.

I am so grateful I had the pain pump for my ps. My c-sections were excruciating in comparison. I had very poor pain control with them. I had only discomfort from my lbl, ba/bl, and butt aug. Once all the anesthesia came out of my system, I felt pretty good, and it surprised me in a pleasant way.

 just had my pump removed today from my surgery on tuesday.  The pain pump was a miracle as far as im concerned.  I had a c section, which is far less of an incision then the tummy tuck, with lipo and breast augmentation.  In my opinion,  the pump is worth the 300 bucks a million times over!

I loved my pain pump, mine was covered by my insurance but it came out before I left the hospital... I would have paid $300.00 for it if I had to do it over again.

Thanks,
Stella

My insurance also covered the pain pump and I'm glad I had it. I also had my arms done at the same time and I definitely think the pain pump helped make the pain manageable. I would pay the $300 for it if my insurance hadn't covered it. Good Luck!

Amy

Thank you EVERYONE...I ORDERED THE PUMP FROM MY SURGEON, SO.... ALL WILL BE A GO THE DAY OF SURGERY...I GUESS I'M THINKING....IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP WITH THE PAIN, DO ALL I CAN... JUST IN CASE..

THANKS FOR HELPING ME MAKE UP MY MIND..!!

cyndy

PS...DON'T THINK YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK WITH ALL MY QUESTIONS....I HAVE TILL JULY TO POP ALL THOSE BUGGERS AT 'CHA...!!!! 

If you are having your surgery in 2 stages, can 1 pain pump be used for both surgeries?  Dumb question, but can someone else use it or is it just available for only 1 patient/pump?  I'm wondering because I'm having 2 stages of surgery & my daughter is having surgery 1 week after my first one.

I'm thinking it's a one time use..but I'm not 100% sure...you might Google it and see what it says..Sure would be nice, huh, if you could reuse the same one for each surgery...but that could be unsanitary because of the tubing that goes under the skin..

That's not a Dumb Question, it would save money, for sure if it was a doable option..!

I know you are getting excited about your up and coming surgery/surgeries...The best to you and your daughter..!!!!!!

cyndy