Information and opinions on health from Melissa at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/366975/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/366975/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/366975/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/366975/61827/msdirty13 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:59:20 -0500 Melissa Hello! I have just recently discovered this site.  My husband is preparing to have a medtronic pain pump implanted on March 13 (yes...friday the 13th)  I have so many questions that I hope someone can shed some light on. First of all, my husband is 40 years old and had his first back surgery in February 2000.  As of now , he has had 5 back surgeries from a mid-thoracic fusion to "simple" trimming of the herniated disc to a full... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/366975/61827/msdirty13