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>Subject: The Newbie in Canada

>Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:21:50 -0600

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>Hi there. Well, today is cold and very windy up here at the Great Lakes,

>as per usual....just the kind of weather we pain-sufferers don't like,

>huh? As soon as that barometer moves too quickly one way or the other, we

>are all running for cover or cover(s). Anyways, today I would like to

>pose to the group what their thoughts are on morphine for chronic pain &

>fibromyalgia? I was taking demerol for the longest time then after an

>accident that put me in the hospital with a couple of injured vertebrae,

>they moved me up to a 12-hr. slow-release morphine and I have been on it

>ever since. It is much cleaner with less side- effects than demerol or

>codeine and I have noticed quite a big difference in my pain level since

>using the morphine. In Canada we call it MS Contin. I am currently

>taking 30 mg every 8-10 hours with a 4-hr./10 mg quicker-acting morphine

>to be taken for breakthrough pain in between. Now, my question to the

>group after all of this explaining is....is there anyone else out there

>that is on these same meds and if so, how long, have you had any problems

>with long-term-use, and do you find you need to increase your dosage after

>awhile because of tolerance adjustments? I have already been increased

>once so far and don't look forward to when I will need to do that

>again. I am only 45 yrs. old and still like to think I have a few years

>yet to go...therefore I worry that I will be getting " upped " alot as time

>goes on and my tolerance level goes up, (or is it down?, whatever...you

>know what I mean..hehe). I have already been through a whole slew (sp?) of

>meds getting to this point with some VERY interesting reactions, some

>life-threatening and we won't go there again, so this is pretty much the

>only place I can be that my body seems to be ok with. It just " sounds "

>extreme whenever someone asks me what I'm taking. Lay-people see this

>morphine like it is the stuff you get on the street and that I must be

> " high " all the time. Quite the contrary. But try and explain that to

>somebody who doesn't understand chronic pain. We've ALL been there,

>hey? Anyways, any thoughts from ANYone on these two morphine medications

>would be very much appreciated. And sorry for the length of this, but

>being a newbie allows me just " one " long one, huh? Thanks. I am also

>VERY open to private dialogs with anyone who wants to talk about their

>chronic pain, CFS or FM. One can never get enough information or support

>when it comes to these dastardly ailments. My private email is under my

>name at the end. So, thanks for listening and I look forward to hearing

>from someone soon.

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>{{Softly & Gently}}

> in Canada

>lomax50@...

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In a message dated 11/5/99 3:43:05 PM Central Standard Time,

Dear , I have taken MS Contin, and I did take it for awhile with good

results, and I have a multitude of health problems causing severe and

chronic pain 24/7-- everyday of my life and its been thant way for almost

16yrs, so I have also been through quite a few pain meds. The only one I

ever had a problem with was a Naurotin Patch (sp?) I really had some major

bad trips that I don't ever care to relieve, I couldn't breath, but yet I

couldn't use any of my motor skills to tell any one what was all wrong.

Well best of Luck!!! {{{{{{{{{{Gentle Hugs}}}}}}}}}}

Trish

Moderator's Note: I do not know the origin of the quoted email, but I did not

write the one you referenced.

Will have to back-track & see what happened. I don't usually open my own list

messages. Ken