A brave decision. I hope you get a good result Rob. Iris UK
Sent from my iPad On 1 Mar 2013, at 16:24, Robert Pall <robthe...@aol.com> wrote: > I went for the trial for the Baclofen Pump a few weeks ago and I was > amazed at the result. After injecting a small dosage of Baclofen directly > into my spinal, with 1/2 hour the spasticity in my legs was greatly > reduced....and it continued to lessen over the next 2 hours. The entire trial > lasted less than 4 hours and is a requirement prior to getting the pump. > I have decided to go ahead with surgery for the pump. I will be in the > hospital for 24 hours and then transported to a rehab center for approx. 2-3 > days. > The thought of having this device inserted into my body is not a pleasant > one...although I have been assured I won't even know it is there. My decision > is based solely on the fact that if I do not do it I will second guess myself > the rest of my life. I am having the surgery done on June 27th. For the > people in the NJ TM support group I hope to have the next meeting Mid April > where I can discuss it in greater detail. In addition there will be a walk > for TM on April 13th at Cooper Park in Pennsauken NJ. Anyone wishing to > attend please let me know. Last year more than 200 people attended the walk > and it raised over $10,000. > > All the best! > Rob in New Jersey >
