Medtronic Representative and Bad News

[Guest guest]

How does someone get into contact with their local Medtronics rep? Is their

contact information posted somewhere? Or, do you have to contact Medtronic

corporate to get this information? I cannot get the contact information

from my doctor because I have no PM.

Why am I asking?

The LAST possible office that does morphine pumps, takes my insurance, and

is accepting new patients has informed me that even if I move closer (25

miles is apparently too far), they will not even grant me a consultation

without me being OFF ALL OPIOIDS, including as needed hydrocodone.

Apparently, needing oral opioids until the pump surgery makes me " high

risk " . Unfortunately, you can't get a pump until you fail to get relief

from a significant dose or experience intolerable side effects before you

achieve an effective dose. It would be irresponsible to plant a morphine

pump in a patient without trying around the clock opioids first. Who are

these opioid naive patients who are getting pumps implanted? And, why?

Steve M in PA

[Guest guest]

Call Medtronic. They will have local representative contact you!

Jef

> wrote:

> How does someone get into contact with their local Medtronics rep? Is their

> contact information posted somewhere? Or, do you have to contact Medtronic

> corporate to get this information? I cannot get the contact information

> from my doctor because I have no PM.