morphine

Not sure if anyone remembers me or not; came on here around sept/Oct about my dad. well he's gotten much worse and is on a vent now. He can barely move his arms and can move his head side to side, thats about it as far as mobility goes. He was walking and talking in June and so this has been...

Does anyone else suffer from severe headaches on just one side of the temple. They started off slow but my mom has been in constant pain since saturday. she is on the bipap, oxygen,and morphine for pain.

had mnd since 2003 arms weak and limited use legs . suffer bady with cramps for which i take medication walking is aided and on toes as drop foot is prevelant my query is past week ive had a pain i can only desc as having a dart pushed into your leg, inner side, level with knee excruciaating...

Dad died peacefully two weeks ago. I thought I was done mourning, but now I can't seem to work well at work and feel like I don't know where to start life again. I spent days and months making lifts, ramps, and gadgets so that my dad could keep living life. And now it's over. I was prepared...

My dad is in horrible pain and I feel a little pissed off about this! I mean my poor dad has not been spared a single aspect of all that ALS wreaks on a person, but in addition to being immobile, unable to speak, unable to eat or breathe without his Bipap, he is also in terrible pain! He has...

My dad starting experiencing symptoms of what was later diagnosed with ALS in the summer of 2005. Since then it has been a long and difficult journey. Since February he has been having significant respiratory distress which has become worse in the last couple weeks. Among other things his...

Dad had a feeding tube placed yesterday and is still in the hospital. I have some concerns about nurses, doctors, etc who are unfamiliar with ALS. I've read that oxygen can be problematic and can create dependency. Is no level of oxygen acceptable? What about morphine? I've been quite vocal...

For quite a while I have been "lurking" here, reading things people post so I could try and understand what my Mom was going through. She first starting coughing a lot in 2005. Diagnosed with the "possibility" of ALS in 2006. And officially diagnosed in early 2007. Her speech was the first...

Hello everyone, Thursday evening I was up with Andy, and we were unable to get his chest cleared. Since then, his lungs have been filling up with fluid. Yesterday, he told us he was ready to go. We've been giving him morphine at regular intervals. At first he was struggling, until we found...

I don't post here much but thought I would share that my incredible big brother passed last night. I thought if I shared our experience it might help others to feel less anxiety when their or their family members time comes. Dennis's passing was so quick, very quick. Saturday morning he...