Hi Engineering Girl,
I had intractable pain and was out of options so my pain specialist told me that a pain pump was my last stop. My Rheumatologist said that I will always need future MRI's with this disease and I couldn't have any with the Stimulator in so that idea was out. I had the pain pump put in last March and it changed my whole life. That horrible pain is now gone and I can live again. I still have flare ups that I feel in my feet and hands still. If you have more questions send me a private message and we can chat more about the pump if you want.