- Day 4 post op 24th June 2008
... back at nine in the morning. I have some type of morphine based pain killer that at this point is too strong...
... days. Plus the narcotic didn't agree with me! The morphine pump was basically useless and finally they gave me...
- Fractured Calcaneus 14th June 2008
... for about 16 hours.
I was so glad to get off the morphine 7/6, it made me itch, gave me bad headaches & i could...
... op I asked for pain relief. They gave me a shot of morphine which only lasted 3 hrs. After the 3rd go around I...
- Mid Foot Fusion Surgery 12th June 2008
... quite a bit of pain. my doctor normally prescribes morphine , which I can't take, so they gave me 10mg oxycodone...
- 4 days postop 8th June 2008
... stay ahead" of any upcoming pain, and elected to have morphine which they gave me on top of my percocet. I had nausea...
- day # 3 - what do you do about the freaking boredom while on crutches? 24th May 2008
... epidural that will be in my back for the 3 days and the morphine and who knows what else, I suspect I won't know who...
... up from the hospital pharmacy). I too was on the morphine pump for a few days and would leave the box/pack on ...
Karyn
P.S. I was soooooooo snowed on the morphine . I felt terrible because I am pre-physician assistant ... healthcare field that you're immune to the effects of morphine and the other stuff in your system?"
She went on ... gave me a good laugh and I felt much better about my morphine state :)...
- Double Bunionette 21st May 2008
... at all. I was sore when I woke up and they gave me Morphine . Wow! I don't recommend that stuff.
The surgery...
... pain was when I awoke from surgery. They gave me Morphine at the center which helped but created a bunch of...
- Helps For Post-Op 21st May 2008
... controlling it. Here's what I did:
-aggressive use of morphine drip for the 24 hours while in hospital
-when I went...
... for 24 hrs so I don't think I can benefit from the morphine drip. The entire procedure takes about an hour and...
- OATS Recovery 16th May 2008
... announced to me I was staying. So I went home Wednesday. Morphine every hour in the hospital along with Oxycontin and...
... It is funny how much I 'missed' while I was in my morphine hazes. My husband got pretty familiar with how much...
... he was there and that was real tough with all the morphine I was on.
Thanks for the tip on the food. My parents...
... semi-comfortable.
I don't think they gave me any morphine in the hospital - just alot of Oxycotin and Demerol...
- for how long after surgery did you need to stay "drugged up"? 14th May 2008
... overnight and hit the pain hard up front. Stayed on a morphine drip for about 18 hours.
2. Went home, took the...
- Failed Talus OCD Drilling - Need OATS 27th April 2008
... knee. I was in the hospital 2 days and never had morphine . They gave me shots of demerol and lots of oxycotin...
- HELP... need post-op suggestions 9th March 2008
... the entire time. With the dentist, (fentanyl and morphine ), it was like a light was switched off. I passed...
- what can i do for pain after lisfranc injury surgery 28th February 2008
... I had to take percocet as I am allergic to morphine . 2 every 3 hours. You'll still have discomfort but...
- HELP!!!! Need tons of info re: flat foot reconstruction 26th February 2008
... they gave me. They said they gave me Dilaudid and Morphine at the same time so they didn't know which one caused...
- Need Encouragement! 26th February 2008
... pain was hard to control. They finally put me on morphine , which did finally get me comfortable. I'm in pain ... need with a surgery such as this. I came home on morphine and using a roll-about to get around with. The roll...
- foot & ankle fusion questions 20th February 2008
... best I could, but my first night at home without the morphine drip that I had in the hospital, WOW!!!! It was shocking ... significant procedure. Tell her not to be shy with the morphine drip if she gets one. I was on one for 24 hours,...
- Had Bilateral Austin Bunionectomy This Morning, 1/16 16th January 2008
... important to have help at home.
I was injected with morphine in both feet, which still has not worn off. I am totally...
- Austin/Chevron Bunionectomy 16th January 2008
... and direct injections of something really strong ( morphine , perhaps?) into both feet during the surgery as well...
... and direct injections of something really strong ( morphine , perhaps?) into both feet during the surgery as well...
- Surgery for PTTD...scheduled and waiting 10th December 2007
... I just decided to stay overnight. They gave me IV morphine , which I took as often as it was allowed. It was...
- Cast Claustrophobia 15th November 2007
... to the hospital. THey gave me more pain meds, and morphine and took over my splint. And guess what,,,, it felt...
- almost the end to toe fusion saga 14th November 2007
... graft on my left major toe, I have never had so much morphine , I was high for ages, I go back to the Dr on thursday...
- Flat Foot Reconstruction Surgery--Share your advice & experiences please! 3rd November 2007
... definitely recommend staying at least one night. The morphine and rest was well worth the extra money. Let me know...
- brostrom surgery- help! 24th October 2007
... quite good after the op.the second day aftr i used a morphine pump because of the ache but i wouldnt say it was...
- how long should i be off work for following a fusion for hallux rigidus 21st October 2007
... than the last one...I don't think I have had so much morphine in my life...probably due to the bone graft, he decided...
- Bunion Surgery Date! Nervous! 16th October 2007
... had almost no pain, as I switched over from hospital morphine to the pills right away, like they said, and never...
... had almost no pain, as I switched over from hospital morphine to the pills right away, like they said, and never...
- MTPJ Joint Fusion Story 2nd October 2007
... yet; the two times I saw him, I was pretty high on a morphine drip. I am going to have my wife call tomorrow with ... very grateful that I only had one done.
I had a morphine drip when I was in the hospital, that was pretty wild...
- Ankle replacement 2nd October 2007
... for it,the operation isnt half as bad,i was only on Morphine pump 2nd day after,nurses cant believe it i hardly...
- Triple Arthrodesis and Achillies Lengthing Surgery 11th September 2007
... seem to help much so the Dr then had me switched to Morphine shots every 3 hrs which did the trick.I Had my surgery...
- Anesthesia for OCD Ankle Athroscopy - which one? 16th August 2007
... up staying overnight in the hospital, doped up on morphine ...wasn't too happy with the hospital for not having...
... When it wore off... WOWWWWW... Thank goodness for morphine and other drugs. If I had to do this again I would...
- Flat Foot Reconstruction Surgery--Share your advice & experiences please! 17th June 2007
... pain meds down following anesthesia before. I was on morphine for the first 24 hours, then went on to Percocet....
- Calcaneus shattered - Post Op 27th May 2007
... concrete. Emergency Room for 5 hours, two or three morphine and dilaudids later doctor said they are sending me...
... concrete. Emergency Room for 5 hours, two or three morphine and dilaudids later doctor said they are sending me...
- calcaneus injury- please advise 1st May 2007
... My little toe is numb and I had been on a type of morphine daily. Please, can anyone tell me if they have similar...
- after all this we think we know what is wrong 22nd April 2007
... surgery. There is no cure, but lots of meds and often a morphine pump inserted in your spine. I go see the pain management...
- Podiatrists ruined my life... 29th March 2007
... didn't heal. After 11 days in the hospital, 10 on Morphine , 2 months on a vacpac my foot has finally healed....
- Mid Foot Fusion Surgery/rehab 18th March 2007
... medication. In the hospital, they will probably give you morphine , which affects people differently. After I got home...
- Flat Feet Reconstructive Surgery 13th March 2007
... going to die from pain, and I was in the hospital on a morphine pump! If your doctor messes up, you could ruin your...
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Surgery 5th March 2007
... I could stay overnight at the hospital and have a morphine drip. I was told I'd only need to take about a week...
... ended up staying in the hospital overnight and took morphine in my IV every 2 hrs...definitely helped. Am still...
- Osteotomy and cheilectomy surgery questions 16th January 2007
... system; you decide when you need more. Often it has morphine , so most people do not get to keep it for very long...
- calcaneous heel fractures 26th December 2006
... 11 days in the hospital, was put on the same drugs, morphine for the whole time, and sent home with sponges and...
- foot giving me big ankle problems 1st December 2006
... an infection, I got IV rocephrin & pain meds & some morphine before I came home so I'm tired. We'll see what happens...
- Mosiacplasty of Ankle 4th November 2006
... to wait for the block to wear off and wanted me on morphine . I welcomed that no matter how sick I got. My husband...
- Morton's neuroma surgery!! 5th October 2006
... than in pain. I think this is due to the quantity of morphine and volterol! So far, so good. Going for a check up...
... my previous post - so many mistakes (I blame the morphine )
Funny you should mention getting a cold - yesterday...
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Problems 3rd October 2006
... it. Post-surgery while in the hospital, I was on morphine for a couple of days but I was so itchy from it. ...
... pain from then on in the hospital because I was on Morphine or was sleeping.
I also was terribly itchy from the ... morphine so they gave me Benadryl and that made me sleep all...
- 5 weeks post op (stf) 30th July 2006
... forward to the pain after the op. My surgeon mentioned morphine etc to control the pain, that part really scares me...
- I'm home from the hospital 24th July 2006
... packing pulled out and then repacked. I was on so much morphine the first wound change that I stayed out from 7:30...
- There may be a light at the end 29th June 2006
... did say for the first few days i will have to be on morphine . He is not going to close either cut up. He is going...
... foot, that I will have to stay in for a bit, use the morphine for the changes. He did say that after 2-3 sponge...
- triple arthodesis (fusion) woes 25th June 2006
... darvon, darvocet, kaidian, tylenol 3, hydrocodine, morphine , methadone... all have been tried and all cause severe...
- still trying to get better 9th June 2006
... route for me, they will put me in the hopsital on a morphine drip. Otherwise i don't think I could do the pain...
- ankle instability and surgery? 24th May 2006
... the surgery, I was given Dilaudid. I am allergic to Morphine and Demerol so that is really all I can have IV. ... comparison, Dilaudid is approximately 8 times stronger than Morphine . Dilaudid is normally used IV for the immediate relief ... doesn't bring about the same quality of sedation that Morphine does, so it doesn't totally knock you out.
When...
... in DuraMorph in my foot and ankle - a long acting morphine /anesthetic/antiinflammatory and I was also given morphine...
- 14 hours to go! 9th May 2006
... for me and I have spent most of the last two days on Morphine . Just got home about an hour ago and Im ready to climb...
- Osteochondral Fracture 1st February 2006
... I found that day 3 was absolutely the sowrst. The morphine /anesthetic they put in the joint had completly worn ... off, along with the IV morphine (gone after lunchtime of day 2). I got "behind" on...
... pain meds gave me - I didn't realise that codeine and morphine were components of opium :) I still get occasional...
- ankles 2nd December 2005
... place.
I am in sooo much pain; I am taking 100mg morphine by tablet and top up liquid as needed. I use a TENS...
- questions about bunion surgery 7th November 2005
... general anesthetic and the op took 3 hours. I was given Morphine as I awoke and had nerve blocks in the feet, so I...
- plantar fascia release support 1st September 2005
... my life is pretty much over unless I go back on the morphine , it in itself caused many other physical problems...
... a half and went off of it shortly after I went on morphine . I thought the nerve pain had healed up but when I ... went off the morphine last month the nerve pain came back. I have lots of...
- Pain Meds for Bunion Surgery 26th July 2005
... it, I can't and my daughter cannot either. I had morphine (pills) which made me spacey but killed the pain....
- 1 week post op ((~.~)) GG 29th June 2005
... I was hooked up to one of those self administered morphine drips – and apparently didn’t push for the medication ... about 4 hours into the agony, they reinstalled the morphine drip. My advise to anyone going into surgery is to...
- update - unexpected surgery last week 6th May 2005
... experienced. I also was in the hospital for 5 days on morphine and antibiotics.Thank God they did not have to redo...
- Fusion Friends....... 19th April 2005
... when I think about needing to be hospitalized with a morphine pump (it must be really gonna hurt!) but, thanks to...
... screws. I'll be hospitalized with a self-controlled morphine pump and should be released Fri. morning. I'll get...
- So far So good 4th April 2005
... to take more drugs and go to bed. Has anyone had Morphine in tablet form? I took one earlier and it made my...
... I had morphine in tablet form with my kidney stone and YUCK, it didn...
... this surgery stayed in the hospital for a week with a morphine drip! YIKES!
So, I said, " I have to suck it up...
- Good Luck Sue & Rollargirl! 3rd April 2005
... certainly still there but I am on Percocet now instead of Morphine . My foot is itching like crazy inside the cast....
- Post Op Pain Medication.... 25th March 2005
... for a severe bunion) I was given a prescription for Morphine ....
- reflex sympathetic dystyrophy syndrome 8th March 2005
... I was drug sensitive, however, we have found that morphine handles my pain and I finally have some normalcy back...
- please help me im so scared thanks 12th February 2005
... every 3 -4 hours. Or, ask for something stronger like morphine . They can give you that in a pill form too. I took...
- New here, with Ankle Surgery on Monday 10th September 2004
... When I went back to the hospital they shot me up with morphine three or four times without me getting any effect...
- Had the 3rd opinion yesterday... Sooooo glad I did! 1st July 2004
... very happy, but then in my room they kept giving me morphine , which didn't help at all. They gave me morphine ... twice in my IV and then a huge shot in my arm with morphine and "something to help the morphine work." I finally...
- infection...what else:( 17th June 2004
... end up with a BAD infection, was on IV antibiotic, morphine and a bunch of other meds. Just wanted to let you...