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Morphine, are the patches better than the medicine?

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onlyjoking9329 · 16/12/2007 14:55

Steve has been on morphine since thursday evening he is on the liquid oramorph, thing is he is needing it every couple of hours which seems a lot.and it makes him uncomfy for much of the night.
would he be better with the patches? are they slow release? or longer lasting?
he is totally out of it most of the time until the pain kicks in.
i am not sure why he is in so much pain he is on day 5 of chemo but chemo didn't give him pain last time just tiredness sickness and feeling crap.
anyone know about the patches?

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whispywhisp · 16/12/2007 19:32

Hi OJ.xxxxxxxxx

I've read all of this thread and you are such an amazingly brave woman. xxxx

FairyTaleOfNewYork · 16/12/2007 19:51

i know Oj, but just feel so so guilty (weird form of survivors guilt i guess) that that days our lives went on different directions.

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onlyjoking9329 · 16/12/2007 21:14

MD stop with the guilt, these things happen and are nobodys fault, i do not want you to feel guilty o.k

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FairyTaleOfNewYork · 16/12/2007 21:20

i blame xmas.

Merrymissychristmas · 16/12/2007 22:21

Hi oj.

My mum worked her way through most forms of morphine throughout her illness. The most effective combo for her was fentanyl patches and 12 hourly oxycodon.

She was drowsy at times but not as bad as when she was on oramorph and mst.

Sorry to hear you and Steve are having such a rough time.

Hope this helps. xx

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onlyjoking9329 · 16/12/2007 22:48

christmas has a lot to answer for

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onlyjoking9329 · 16/12/2007 22:50

well i will speak to the mac nurse hopefully tomorrow and see what they come up with, i am hoping that there will be some improvement for steve this next week

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/12/2007 10:23

well i have left messages for the Mac nurse and the doctor, i wonder who will get back to me first?

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Wisteria · 17/12/2007 10:33

ha ha xx

Hope he (and you) gets some respite from the pain OJ

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/12/2007 10:50

yep it was the mac nurse who will come out to see him after her next vist, she wants me to take his temperature to check for infection, it would help if i could fing the blinking thermomitor

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QuintessentialShadowOfSnowball · 17/12/2007 10:55

Hi OJ, sorry you are having such a tough time.

My neighbour is on morphine patches, it keeps her pain at bay, so she is able to carry on life pretty much as "normal". She has just operated out some of the tumours on her spine. She says the patches are the only thing that works for her.

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/12/2007 14:11

the Mac nurse has been and soted him some MST slow release morphine and some anti inflamortries the tabs are 12 hourly and to use the morphine liquid to top up, she will ring on wednesday morning to see if any improvement.

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christmasstocking · 17/12/2007 16:55

sending hugs your way, i honestly don't know how you cope.
i admire you so much thou i don't really post, as i never have the right words to say but i do read and sometimes smile with you and sometimes sob with you.
hope things pick up for you all very soon.

whispywhisp · 17/12/2007 18:40

OJ - please let us know how things go.....

How has Steve been today? x

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/12/2007 19:58

Steve still very poorly today, he has the new slow release tablets and he has just had his first ones, they take 5 hours to kick in so he is to have the liquid morphine until then, we will know by tomorrow if the new stuff helps him, it should even the dose out.

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whispywhisp · 17/12/2007 20:05

OJ - I really do hope the new slow release tablets work. What will you do if they don't? xxxx

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/12/2007 20:07

they will work they have to.

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whispywhisp · 17/12/2007 20:15

Good - I'm glad to hear you're so positive. I really hope they work for him too.

How are the kids? Are they looking forward to Xmas? xx

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/12/2007 20:32

well something has got to work, am just hoping this does the trick.
the kids are counting the days, it is DS junior nativity play on weds i don't think steve will be able to go so i will grab a mate to go with me and take plenty of tissues

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whispywhisp · 17/12/2007 22:16

Oh bless him - I bet he'll make you a very proud Mum!

I missed both my dd's nativity plays this year with them both being ill. Such a shame because they both had speaking parts too - even dd2 at only 4yrs old! Never mind. xxxxx

cookiesandscream · 18/12/2007 15:56

OJ sorry to see it has been a difficult few days for you all. How is Steve today now he is on the new medication?

lilyloo · 18/12/2007 20:55

OJ sorry to see you have had such a tough weekend, guess your birthday wasn't all that great then.
Has the new type of morphine helped or not ?
Hope you get to go to ds nativity play tom, maybe you could film it for Steve when they get his meds sorted he my be able to watch it.
Thinking of you all x

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