Does anyone else have a problem with morphine? In general, on Mumsnet, people seems to v positive about it and think of it as 'the good stuff'. But I hate it. It messes with my head, makes me paranoid and disoriented when I wake up. Once, I thought I'd been moved to a different ward overnight and wondered why they'd covered the ceiling in my bedroom carpet at home.
Then I had this weird after-image thing going on. Every time I closed my eyes to try to sleep, I saw a pin-sharp photograph of whatever I'd last been looking at, e.g. a page from my address book. If I stared at it for too long, it turned into a tree with birds hopping around, like an animated William Morris wallpaper. I also take paroxetine long-term, so wonder if it's a bad combination.
When I had major abdominal surgery at a London teaching hospital, they were against prescription painkillers and I managed perfectly well on max doses of paracetamol and ibuprofen. But at the local hospital recently, they handed out morphine like sweeties. I asked the docs on a ward round for an alternative, but no joy.
Apart from being chained to the wall with drips and drains for a week in a bay full of patients who'd ended up there because of addiction or eccentric diets (including a 5G conspiracy theorist), the morphine side-effects were easily the worst thing about my surgery.
Btw, I didn't need any painkillers when I went home. Just avoided doing things that hurt! Perhaps it's just me? Nicotine is my drug of choice. I hate feeling drunk or woozy. Will pass out under the table long before I feel like dancing on top of it. 
Best wishes to everyone else, especially the colon cohort. I'm in limbo atm. Trying to extend my walking limits after chemo and shielding and not to think about scope and scans in Oct/Nov.