The hockey-puck sized disk, or Baclofen Pump, that was
implanted in my stomach about 6 and a half years ago was recently replaced with
a fresh new one. You’re supposed to get it replaced every 5-7 years so that you
don’t go through withdraw. Withdraw happens when you stop receiving the
baclofen and it can be very dangerous. I
had to go under anesthesia, but only for about an hour and a half so that the
doctor could operate. They just had to remove the pump itself and not the
catheter that distributes Baclofen throughout the body, so it was not as
intense of an operation as the first time.
Up to about
two days later my stomach was in pain and still today, a week later, I
experience some pain when I try to bend my right leg and straighten it, but I
was able to leave immediately after the surgery.
Walking is
already more fluid and easier and it’s only going to get better! My hand is
also so much looser now! I hope but it probably won’t happen is that I start
running and my hand becomes able to do some functional tasks!
No comments:
Post a Comment