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Should Arthritis be treated with morphine?

Asked by awagner20 | Jan 13, 2010

She's 90 and in a nursing home.

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Jan 13, 2010

That does seem somewhat drastic.. however is she in a great deal of pain??? I would be concerned that she could fall, if indeed she is ambulatory... Is she considered a hospice patient? They may be trying to keep her comfortable.

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Jan 13, 2010

Very drastic i think, she also takes loratab. No she is not near ready for hospice, I think she is just over medicated. She had pnemonia in July and exploratory lung surgery and hasn't been taken off of it and just recently experienced severe leg and hip pain. She was hospitalized for 2 days for tests found nothing just said arthritis pain so they increased her dose of morphine and sent her back to the home. Now she is just waiting her time out...No quality of life. Just wanted to know if there r other meds to treat arthritis pain?

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