Morphine

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ette,

I have taken MS Contin for a year now. It is time released morphine in 30 mg pills. I have it three times a day. I am a unique "case" though. I was born very very crippled and after six surgeries I could walk at age three; however, my feet were never really treated right so they are now crippling and very very very painful. They are riddled with arthritis. I take the pain meds just to get around normally in a day.

I just found out I also have RA - I am so upset. I never dreamed. Now I have these horribly painful feet with osteo and I find out I have RA too!!!!!!!!! I am trying to just get past the anger stage. I only found out about a week ago.

I am addicted to the morphine - but let me explain. My body is addicted. My mind/mental/emotional, etc. is absolutely not. I say this because number one - this is normal in people who suffer with great pain. Rarely do they get hooked on their meds. They only take them when they need them. I have to take the MS every day because if I don't my body gets kind of icky feeling. However, I know I can go without them because I've gone a week without them at all - before I knew that my body was addicted. I didn't ever crave any or want them - I just knew that my body felt like it had the flu.

It's a hard tough choice to make - I know. I work closely with a Pain Management specialist at a large teaching university. I see her every three months. When I want off the drugs, we will work on that slowly. It's really not that big of a deal.

To me - it came down to "Do I want to sit on the couch all day every day?" or "Would I rather walk and do my housework and garden and see friends and get my own groceries?" It's your choice. It's a good thing to really get informed. I did a ton of research on the internet. There are even message lists through for chronic pain.

Hope this helps a little bit,

K.

I have just developed a compressed nerve in my neck that seems to be affecting my right arm with loss of feeling in my thumb area. I have been given Morphine for the pain but I am too scared to take too much of it as i don't know enough about it except for the fact that it is addictive. Does anyone have any information or personal experience of morphine.I only have 10 mg tabs.I also have a mouth full of ulcers as well as ulcers in both nostrils that bleed all day and just won't heal.The Rheumny has taken me off Methotrexate for 3 weeks and is getting me to take Folic Acid every day for the next weeks.I do hope that it is enough to start the healing process of the ulcers.Cheers,:-)ette