- Mother-in-law diagnosed last week with stage 4 colon/metastes liver cancer. 24th March 2005
... there with her. Don't you think that since she is on morphine that she doesn't really know what is going on? Does...
... days.
When you guys talk about the hospice and morphine , does the patient actually o.d. on the morphine? ...
... ontop of her pain meds. Mum started out on liquid morphine (diamorph) to help with breakthrough pain along with ... When she couldnt keep her pills down we switched to morphine regulated through a timed pump (not the self administered ... is sometimes difficult to get the dosage right for morphine as people have different pain thresholds and the morphine ... administered properly she should not overdose. The morphine also is a good reliever of other symptoms. It regulates...
... Myth #4: People who take morphine die sooner because morphine causes them to stop breathing.
Fortunately, patients ... quickly adjust to any effect that morphine may have on their breathing. We prescribe a small ... are usually not even listed as side effects. In fact morphine is a drug of choice for breathing distress in people...
... from the hospital. My husband said she will have a morphine patch and they picked a hospice to take care of her...
... from the hospital. My husband said she will have a morphine patch and they picked a hospice to take care of her ... sp?) letter."
Hi BMF, My mom was also on the Morphine patch plus Morphine pills for breakthrough pain. and...
- please tell me how much is there pain for colorectal surgery? 24th March 2005
... several days. In addition, you are generally given a morphine pump switch in order to self medicate yourself. In...
... 10 days. Pain after surgery was managed well by the morphine , mostly I simply felt uncomforatble though some movements...
- Have you lost someone to colon cancer? 18th March 2005
... so we called Hospice and they were able to get some Morphine for him. He was still very restless even on the Morphine ... doctor and then we were told we had to give him the Morphine whether he wanted it or not. I felt so bad giving ... anything. It was like he went to sleep. I think the Morphine had a lot to do with it though and if it did then...
... be at the time. As you said Dianne, often times the Morphine , like it or not, makes it a more surreal experience...
... untraumatic for her and us.
My dad got put on a morphine button near the end of his bout with lung cancer....
... that your Mom is pain-free. It may seem like alot of morphine , but there is no chance of addiction at this point...
... I phoned her to explain that the docs were pumping morphine into her and she might not be compis mentis again...
... hospital said they could only give him minimal doses of morphine to help him rest as it could make his breathing worse ... . Dad asked that he not be given any morphine unless he asked for it and he usually didn't. I always...
- Nausea and Weight loss during chemo-radiation 6th March 2005
... pain control do you want post-op (most have self-reg morphine but some prefer epidural)?
How long before you expect...
- Help with Pain on the commode 16th February 2005
... meds (has been prescribed many different varieties of morphine , raising a red flag with me) and it turns out that ... lines crossed and he was being overmedicated (had morphine patch, pill, and liquid morphine for every two hours ... the pain is excruciating...this requiring the liquid morphine . I would imagine there would be some sort of foam ... disease, and lives more in the clouded oblivion of morphine . Please advise if anyone can be of assistance and...
... people differently. From experience, my mum had liquid morphine (diamorph) for break-through pain (when alalgesia ... not quite enough to last through). Patches and i.v. morphine were then used when pain relief was required continuously ... injecting more and also for breakthrough pain. The more morphine you have then the more befuddled you get. Once my ... mum was on continuous morphine pump she had few lucid moments.
hope this helps...
- Need Some Reasurance!!! 3rd February 2005
... zovirax the first time and famvir the second) and Morphine oral drops. I can't even describe the pain... it...
- Father Having Surgery 21st December 2004
... be taken off all pain meds. He was taken off his morphine pump, valium & oxicotin (sp?) in the morning, and...
- Can't Walk 2nd November 2004
... The surgeon said that it was probably the epidural morphine that was numbing that nerve.
At any rate several...
- Recovery Time? 22nd October 2004
...
For the next several days I was still getting morphine via the epidural. This caused me to tire quickly and ... also seems somewhat surreal and that could be the morphine or it could be a natural response to stress.
...
After the morphine was stopped I know I felt more aware but I was still...
... and this was also scraped away.
Whilst he was on morphine he was very sleepy. Not helped because of all the...
... soft foods (soups, icecream,jello). He is still on Morphine though, he claims the pain was terrible the first...
- Update on B-I-L 22nd September 2004
... thing that has happened is he is pain free, started on morphine right away. The Doctor could not believe Karl had...
- Looking for advice 20th September 2004
... normal. I was really afraid of the pain...but the morphine pump and pain regimen they had postoperatively was...
- Mom has rectal cancer 25th August 2004
... my dad. She is in a lot of pain currently, taking morphine . Her will is strong. Doctor said we are losing a finger...
- rectal cancer surgery drainage 11th August 2004
... catheter for several days post-op until they took me off morphine . The cath bothered me alot!!!!! :blob_fire . I would...
- Rectal CA surgery pending- support/advice? 13th July 2004
... in, talked to the doctor and I now have a 72-hour morphine patch with oxicontin for break thru. In the hosp...
... Worth asking the question maybe.
I came across the morphine patch when caring for my mum. It worked really well ... to give her meds. We ultimately had to switch to a morphine pump towards the end. If I or husband ever have to...
- Stage 4 ... Help 8th July 2004
... symptoms to make her comfortable. A lot of them (esp the morphine ) make her v.drowsy and she sleeps a lot but this is...
- Colon Resection 24th June 2004
... Hi all
For bowel surgery husband had the morphine pump for 2 days. Took edge off pain but made him ... introduced analgesic pain relief and topped up with morphine injections if and when required. (this was a while...
... mine done laproscopically and had the PCA pump with morphine . It really knocks you out good the 1st day when you ... toradol and percocet as needed while decreasing the morphine so you can be more with it after that when you need ... up was when I needed to press the button to get the morphine .
Good luck...and remember to get up ASAP and walk...
... clearly how long it took) it was aweful... but after the morphine took affect, the only pain i felt was when i coughed...
- Colon Resection/Diverticulitis 18th May 2004
... worst of it you really won't remember because the morphine & anesthesia has a great way of making you forget...
- new at this...and scared 3rd May 2004
... think that was also brought on by the large doses of morphine he had for the spasms.
When we came back here, everything...
- "Open" resecetion--What to expect? 3rd May 2004
... correctly. The pain was tolerated pretty well with morphine . Usually people have a pump they can control themselves...
- Rectal surgery 13th April 2004
... with the tubes. Pain relief was by self administered morphine . The nurses got them both to walk a little more each...
- Please help with new Chemo Treatment of FOLFOX4 16th February 2004
... 5FU-- mouth sores (mucositis) was so bad I required morphine for the pain. The Oxaliplatin gave me parasthesias...
- HELP! newly diagnosed questions 1st February 2004
... lot of pain, but they had her on Toritol AND that Morphine stuff. That accounted for some pretty wild hallucinations...
... Toradol, it is like advil in a syringe! It is the morphine that blows you away. One time I told Tony I needed...
- Surgery Coming, very nervous 18th January 2004
... was in more pain before than after surgery. I had a morphine pump (pretty good pain control). I was really sore...
... care of. Your pain will be taken care of - ask for a morphine pump that you can control - and you will be up and...
- urination pain during/after radiotherapy treatment 3rd December 2003
... penis but it does not really work.Has also been given morphine to take if it is unbearable...luckily treatment is...
... he does not get bunged up again. I think it was the morphine he had for the bladder spasms. It never seems to end...
... ... english sense of humour) :)
I forgot the morphine can do that....
- First posting 30th September 2003
... LOL It did hurt afterwards, a lot. They give you morphine in a pump by your bed. You can't overdose but you...
- How do you cope? Feeling desperate 4th August 2003
... oral pain meds now (oxycontin) - I guess it will be morphine or something next, huh?
A little more background...
- Cancer 14th July 2003
... House and died peacfully (thank God for Hospice & morphine ) 4 days later surrounded by my mom, my brother & my...
- HELP - Permanent Colostomy - Need Info 18th June 2003
... epidural but it was not entirely effective. He later had morphine but it diminishes in effectiveness over time and he...
- went to the dr and ........ 7th May 2003
... given a mild sedative such as demerol some were given morphine but ALL of us were completely awake for the procedure...
- What' Going On? 24th December 2002
... for about 6 weeks after surgery. Now all he is on is Morphine and the doctor checks his blood which supposedly is ... time or tests? Or are they just sending him home with morphine and writing him off. He trusts his doctors, but from...
- symptoms 12th November 2002
... She was in so much pain that she had to be put on Morphine .
The main info. you need is to catch it quick...
- Bone Metastases/Chemo - Need Feedback ASAP 17th June 2002
... nightly fever and high pain which is reduced by 60mg morphine each morning and night. Due to past radiation damage...
... depression setting in at times when the pain is bad. The morphine keeps getting increased. Are their any groups I can...
... him in pain all the time. This week they up'd his morphine to 75mg morning and 75mg night with 5mg fast acting...
- Rectal Colon Cancer possible spread Spine Cance 27th May 2002
... tailbone and say it is 90% cancer. They have doubled his morphine and within the last week he has had high fevers. Last...
- Please reply!!! STAGE4, rectal cancer 4th February 2002
... colorectal cancer. I really think she died from a Morphine overdose, but anything is better than the pain she...
... area and Dad died there, peacefully (thank God for morphine my friends) and we could all be there 24 hours a day...
- Mother Dying 15th July 2001
... medication 4 times a day, and a patch; I'm assuming a morphine patch. The doctor has confirmed that her liver is...
... so much pain in the hospital that even with as much morphine and Ativan as they could administer to her, as well...
- New here -- facing lung surgery soon 13th May 2008
... was on a spinal tap pain machine at first and then a morphine drip. I had healed really well in 3 or 4 days but ... recovering to get your lungs to re-expand. I was on morphine pills for 2 weeks and then mostly over the counter...
- liquid zeolite 2nd May 2008
... She is taking alot of medication anti depresant and morphine as she is in alot of pain with the tumour. We are...
- Please help... 1st April 2008
... agitated and paranoid. He is on 90 mg of pill form morphine every 8 hours, roxynol liquid for breakthru pain every...
- very early lung cancer but spread to the spine 21st March 2008
... they still had to keep her on the IV's and giver her morphine because she was in so much pain. They did a swallowing ... for four days in the cancer hospital. She was on morphine by shots and IV's. It was so sad seeing my mother...
- lung cancer/liver spike 17th March 2008
... The last 2 weeks of her life she was on IV's and morphine . It was such a horrible experience. My mother was...
- stage iv lung ca with mets to bone 15th March 2008
... them - said they were doing no good. he now has a morphine pump that you can push the button on every 30 minutes ... if necessary, but he hasnt needed that yet. the morphine pumps every hour. he had radiation in nov. & was dx...
... wads having alot of pain, so they started giving her morphine through an IV, but that really didn't work. For about ... even do that. I kept thinking that it was from the morphine . Little by little she was getting worse. Her eyes...
... them - said they were doing no good. he now has a morphine pump that you can push the button on every 30 minutes ... if necessary, but he hasnt needed that yet. the morphine pumps every hour. he had radiation in nov. & was dx...
- Mom is very near the end - what to expect 10th March 2008
... hospital. She was there for 4 days. they gave her morphine by shot for the pain and IV's. That Friday night...
- My Dad is in stage 4 of his cancer 7th March 2008
... through her whole body, they had to start giving he morphine for the pain which only lasted for about 2 hour, everytime ... move her arms or legs anymore. She was then put on morphine shots. Before when she was at the other hospital ... , she was only getting morphine by IV. When she had got to the other hospital she...
- mom with lung cancer 24th February 2008
... trouble breathing and is coughing constantly. She is on morphine . Mom says it is like there is a lump in her chest...
... trouble breathing and is coughing constantly. She is on morphine . Mom says it is like there is a lump in her chest...
- New wound..reopened 5th February 2008
... said DNR...just make her comfortable..they gave her morphine ....and she calmed down...and was not struggling.. ... .and she supported comfort care...no more tests... morphine drip...keep her comfortable...we were there with her ... .as they never pursued any more cancer tests...no morphine for discomfort...just anti seizure meds...which took ... her grand maul seizure...when we had decided on a morphine drip...which was delayed...and then never happened...
- my mom is worse 1st February 2008
... 00 it spiked up again. Had to keep feeding her the morphine so I
once again just slept in the chair beside her...
... 00 it spiked up again. Had to keep feeding her the morphine so I
once again just slept in the chair beside her...
- Lung Cancer Caregiver. 20th January 2008
... him but he said no. They finally had to put him on morphine to calm him and let him rest. They kept him on that...
... a lot of pain in his shoulder. He is taking Hydro morphine
My husband doesn't want to do anything to help...
- I think Dad is getting close to the end 7th January 2008
... and the pain pills are not working. So they gave him morphine in his iv and it helped a lot. He had a scan, and...
... and the pain pills are not working. So they gave him morphine in his iv and it helped a lot. He had a scan, and...
- just diagnosed with lung cancer 31st December 2007
... days after the operation was terrible - doped up on morphine for the paid and my body thought that I didn't haveanymore...
... days after the operation was terrible - doped up on morphine for the paid and my body thought that I didn't haveanymore...
- awesomegranny-is there an update on Faith? 11th December 2007
... can't sit at the computer, its too painful). Shes on morphine for the pain, and just hanging in there. Not as nauseus...
- How do you know its the end? 5th November 2007
... course he was on strong painkillers.
He also had a morphine patch. He couldn't wake up enough to even talk to...
- difficulty to breath 11th October 2007
... and found lots of evidence that low doses of oral morphine can significantly help with breathing. I spoke to...
- It's Over 24th September 2007
... and tell him it was going to be ok. They took his morphine patch off to try and bring him around. This just really...
- Very bad news 21st September 2007
... months.
They gave him a prescription for liquid morphine which he has started and it is helping. Hospice is...
- Lung surgery....What to expect???? 19th September 2007
... know they put an epidural in your spine to give you morphine for pain.
He was in there about 7-10 days. His...
... woke up with a drainage tube with suction and lots of morphine . I was pretty nauseated for the first three days ... finally found some that worked. I took myself off the morphine and asked for pain pills instead. I was in the hospital...
... a spinal tap drip for pain the first day and a IV morphine drip the rest of the time and then 2 weeks of morphine...
- Morphine Problems 17th September 2007
... he believes his body has become dependent upon the morphine . Even though he is still in pain, he is taking reduced ... had prolems with someone becoming addicted to the morphine or any other pain medication?:)
Hello feetoclay ... , my mom was on morphine when she had sclc 4, she was at the stage where I ... one treatment on her chest. Becoming dependant to morphine did not even enter into it. At that stage she needed ... it and eventually more until she was put on a morphine drip, . My mom was on morphine for pain, lorazepam ... awful disease, just telling you what I know about morphine and yes your body does become dependant and you will...
... not take it his body aches. He believes that the morphine is causing the aches and of course after he takes...
... like all the meds he was taking either and he was on morphine and did remark to the dr about being worried about ... this affects your pain receptors differently than morphine and it is used for drug addiction as well.... but...
... calm. Be prepared for not just the Roxinol (liquid morphine ) but also the Ativan. By the time they knew time ... no-man's land, but it helped. He was taking liquid morphine and liquid Ativan (he could no longer swallow) every...
... a problem.
If your husband is dependent on the morphine , that is NORMAL and does NOT mean he is an addict...
... The nursing staff is saying that they can give him morphine pills to assist with his overall pain and also assist...
- Can they tell when end is near? 14th August 2007
... this time in his hip?) and they finally put him on a Morphine drip yesterday. This has provided him relief, but...
- through hell to get to heaven 18th July 2007
... was also in his bones), and the doctors gave him a morphine prescription and sent him home. They told us and we...
- Remission or Not 2nd July 2007
... He still has constant pain and continues to need morphine . He also complains about constant sore throats and...
- Is it ok to vent here?! 29th June 2007
... the point that I dread going to see him. He's on morphine & adavan (sp?). He seems a shell of my dad. He managed...
- worst night.....very bad 22nd June 2007
... getting real antsy-like your hubby thay had us give her morphine to calm her. They called us to check up-and got here...
... hours and told me that although they rather not, if morphine didn't help that maybe I should take him to the hospital ... that point if nobody was here to help me. But the morphine helped and my dad was able to get some rest.
Looking...
- Clint Passed6-16-06 20th June 2007
... that, and wanted to try to eat liquids. They gave him Morphine drip, fentanyl patch and oral codiene. They kept putting ... voice, no breath) finally after enough versaid and morphine was given he did fall back and breath shallow but...
- Clints ca is back/swallowing? 7th June 2007
... need for words.. He is in the hospital, On IVs and morphine drip....they will try to put a g tube in on monday...
- turning a corner?? 6th June 2007
... some pain at one point and i gave him some of his morphine drops and he actually got better with his breathing ... then they thought it might be good to give him the morphine a little more regularly to see if that helps his breathing...
... takes....
luckily..now that I am giving him the Morphine drops more regularly he is breathing better....so...
- feeling scared/anxious 25th May 2007
... pain got more intense at times... they also Rx's some morphine drops for immediate release for any breakthrough pain...
... persuaded him not to go there. The nurse gave him morphine to ease the anxiety of not being able to breath and...
... is up to 175 mcg fentanyl patches and cannot take morphine but takes vicadin for the pain and 2 other pain meds...
- Need Insight MIL NSCLC 25th April 2007
... pain. They increase her meds. She is now on 130mg morphine in the am and pm. 8mg of decadron daily, 15mg of quick ... release morphine hourly as needed, ativan 1 mg every 4 hrs as needed...
... change about every other day. This is what she is on.
Morphine 130mg morning and evening
Dilaudid 2 mg for break...
- feel helpless! 23rd April 2007
... not suggested patches yet... they just prescribed morphine pills which he has been alternating with the Norco...
- Hi, I'm new 28th March 2007
... back has been hurting really bad. So he was given morphine pills. He just saw his oncologist today and he told...
- Increasing the Patches... 19th March 2007
... have to increase them again. We also have some morphine pills here for when the patch just isn't enough.
...
... mom is using and what dosage? I wish Stan could use morphine pills for the pain that comes along, but we found...
- Stan and his morphine patch.... 15th February 2007
... various pain medications including methodone and morphine tablets. I have not experienced morphine in patch ... added issue of drug dependence.
It sounds like the morphine patch is a better alternative. I wish Stan the best...
... to have you to love and care for him.
I pray the morphine patch will help with the pain and not cause any problems...
... ...let's pary for the morphine patch Kim. Love you both....
Jan...
... take it again. The doctor then gave another form of morphine , but once again refused, so luckily the doctor emphasized ... the vicadin is for his liver and must resort to the morphine patch. You take care of yourself and fight hard Tom ... when he has his doctor appt. for them to "up" the morphine patch. How is Patsy?
And lastly Jan, you know...
