Posted by maryhelen on December 9, 2006, at 18:57:17
In reply to Re: Worried about my mother (long)....., posted by madeline on December 9, 2006, at 16:42:38
Hi Maddie:
My mother started out in hospital with the morphine drip that you should press the button when the pain got bad. I am not sure, but I think she may have used it more than she should have because it also made her feel that there was a lift in her mood, although I cannot be sure. I cannot criticize her because at almost 90 years old she has been through quite a trauma She was in hospital for 3 weeks before they sent her to the rehabilitation nursing home. I am not too sure what they gave her for pain their. In fact, at the beginning whe was in terrible pain. I do not believe that it was the morphine drip, but many form tylenot 3 or percocett. I think she found the change made her feel crummy.
When she went home after 2 weeks, they sent her with 15 percocetts which she did not take for at least 3 weeks. Do you think, even though she wasn't taking opiates at the time it could still effect her blood pressure. I guess at her age any changes would be difficult to metabolize. Strangely, after about 3 weeks she would take a perc, not for the pain which she did not have, but because it helped her mood and she was able to do all of her socializing. Very quickly, this stopped working for her.
I really do believe that if my mother was in pain, she would tell us. I am just praying that the ciraplex will work for her, although as we all know that the waiting when we feel so lousy, it can seem to take forever.
We will take good care of her. I cannot picture this world without my mother in it.
Maddie, thank you so much for responding. That was very sweet and kind.
maryhelen
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