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I Am Curious If Anyone Has The Duopa Pump And How Is It Going For Them.
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Hi everyone! My husband is going into surgery to get the duopa pump tomorrow morning. He gets the medicine hooked up Friday. I am curious if anyone has the pump and how is it going for them.

posted November 27, 2022
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Thank you for your response! We are 7 days in and so far so good. It is bulky but my husband feels so much better. Its not perfect yet...on average it takes 3-5 visits to fine tune the dose but I am sold. You are right, it is bulky. We went to Rock Steady Boxing and it was way too hard for my husband so he wouldn't give it a second try but I would like to go back!

posted December 8, 2022
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He'll be in some heavy pain after the procedure,,,it'll go away,,,,My husband had it for about a year or so,,,I loved it,,,my husband on the other hand didn't like the restrictions,,,he would try to take a shower with it on,,,,he was good for falling too much,,,even worse now,,,he did not like carrying it around,,,,i think it did a ton of good for him and if he needed an extra shot of meds,,he got it,,,,It wasn't too difficult traveling,,just bulky,,,Good luck for you and hubby,,,i hope it works out well for the both of you,,,,if it could be tolerated #1 treatment suggestion as an alternative/meds method,,,when its titrated right works well,,,i think your two will like it,,,,Keep up the good work caretaker,,,Also check into a Rock Steady Boxing program for him and you can do it too,,,Best wishes on your journey

posted November 29, 2022

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