The duadopa pump

[leojohn]

Does anyone in our PD world uses the Duadopa pump?

Is it effective?

[Alorac]

medicininstruktioner.se/abb...

[Alorac in reply to Alorac]

i hope its to some help in swedish but you can watch 

Carola 

[Alorac in reply to Alorac]

click on to the right "användarinstruktioner"

[leojohn in reply to Alorac]

Thank you 

The video was very good.

Now I wonder why so few people mention the pump.

[Hidden]

My husband has been on the pump since Dec. It did come with a learning curve but so far it is doing the job of keeping even through the day. Wearing has also brought challenges but we r managing those better each week. 

[leojohn in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for letting me know your experience. I understand that there would be challenges. I would hope that after some time it would be routine. I did think though it would be more widely used.

Again thanks for your reply.

[catanoortiz]

My husband has been using Duopa for 2 month it has improved greatly his quality of life. Before he had cramps in legs and abdomen that lasted very long and were very painful. Now the cramps are mild and as soon he feels them he can give himself an extra shot that in 20 min can go away. 

[leojohn]

Thank you for your feedback. I think the treatment is very promising for my husband especially in the areas of legs and abdomen. I will look into it. Thank You!

[leojohn]

Why does the tubing from the duodopa pump go to the small intestine through the stomach? Why not into the small intestine directly?