Posted by Colleen D. on November 30, 2005, at 17:07:38
disc. It's been 3 weeks now since the pain started and tonight it was at its worst. I have tried Tylenol #3, Vicodin and finally morphine to help me manage the pain. X-rays showed nothing unusual so I had a MRI on Sunday. I'm still waiting for the results which I will get at my appt. tomorrow afternoon. This is the first time I've taken morphine. At first my doc prescribed 15mg of the extended release kind. I could take 1 tab every 4 to 6 hours. After 3 hours I would be in extreme pain again, so I was prescribed a different kind. It's just a 15mg tab that I can take 2 of every 4 hours. I HAVE to take 2 and I still only get about 3 hours of relief. I thought morphine was "the big guns" and I shouldn't need this much of it. Anyone here with experience with or more knowledge of the drug? I don't know how I'm going to get through the night at this rate!
Thanks,
Colleen
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