Epidural Or Morphine Drip For After Surgery? Posted: 08-05-05 09:07am
I will be having a total hysterectomy and
ovaries removed in about 2 weeks. I have
been asked to decide whether I would like
an epidural or morphine drip for pain
relief after the operation. Any advice?
Thanks
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Kia
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Posted: 08-06-05 17:22pm
None would be my choice.
I was put on a morphine drip for a day and
then had morphine on a pca pump which I
chose not to use, and had no pain increase
without the morphine proving what I said
to my surgeon - don't give me morphine it
doesn't help with pain and only serves to
make me sick.
Evidently he didn't believe me and did
things his own way thus making life worse
for me - try throwing up after you have
had your stomach muscles cut, pulled,
stretched, stitched and
stapled...............
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Leesa
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Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Australia
Thanks For That Advice Posted: 08-06-05 22:15pm
Thankyou kia_breizzze
that has been my experience with morphine
as well - nausea and vomiting. They are
telling me that if they use an epidural
for the first 3 days I will most likely
experience no pain at all during that time
and very unlikely any nausea as well.
Sounds too good to be true - so I was
wondering if anyone can confirm it - call
me skeptical, but I can't help thinking
there must be some trade-off or why don't
they do it routinely.
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ifeig
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Morphine Or Epidural? Posted: 08-23-05 23:39pm
I just got out of the hospital. I had
morphine on request and requested it about
4 times, in the 2 days I was in the
hospital...Usually in the evening. It
helped tremendously. No side effects at
all. I had a vaginal hysterectomy,
keeping my ovaries and tubes. So far so
good. No pain, just swelling. So, I
have to recommend morphine, but of course,
I didn't have a choice of epidural, but I
probably wouldn't of taken that. Hope
this helps.
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rdamom
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Post Epidural Or Morphine Drip For After Surgery? Posted: 08-25-05 09:54am
I had a morphine pump and loved it! I
could administer the morphine myself every
10 minutes if I needed it. I liked not
having to ask for pain meds all the time.
In the 3 days I was in the hospital I used
the pump maybe 6-7 times, most of which
was the first day. I had a partial
hysterectomy.
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mandilyn
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Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 158 Location: WI
Posted: 08-29-05 21:53pm
Hey ~ just wanted to let you know that my
mom had a total hyst last week and had the
mini-spinal. Going into the surgery she
wasn't going to do it, but once she found
out more about it she did have it. She
said it was the best thing she could've
done. Her roommate had morphine and was
very uncomfortable after while my mom was
pain-free and relaxed. Good luck to
you!!
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helena2
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Epiduaral Or General Posted: 10-30-05 15:26pm
Had my operation 6 weeks ago. I went for
an epidural and would recommend it
strongly. I came out of recovery quickly
and was very clear headed - not nauseus at
all. The Dr. Left the epidural in for
48 hours and it made a huge difference in
my ability to get up and moving and in my
clearheadedness....No drugs making me
drowsy etc. So I could ask the questions
I needed to ask and make informed
decisions. The epi was set up just like
the morphine drips are in that I could
push it when I needed more. By the time
the 48 hours was up I was okay on just
ibuprofen...Compared to other patients
there who had the general and then the
morphine drip I was way ahead. With not
nausea, I felt like drinking and eating
which helped a lot too.
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kcsidhu
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Hysterectomy Posted: 08-06-07 23:44pm
I am having one in September...has anyone
had an epidural for their surgery without
general...I had an allergic reaction last
time with the anesthetic and surgery and
don't want to go through that...I am
having everything removed...?
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traene12
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Posted: 08-11-07 11:58am
I just had a vaginal hysterectomy. It was
suggested to me to get an epiderial if
they ended up having to cut me open. They
did not have to do that. I had the
morphine pump, hitting a button when I
needed a dose. I guess I could have hit
the button once every 6 min with no chance
of OD. I only had to hit it twice in a one
hour time frame. I had to have the IV
disconnected that night for fear of sleep
walking and did rather well with out
anything. I was on oral pain meds the
morning with the exception of two shots in
the hip for back pain. If morphine makes
you ill, I would suggest telling them up
front and have them give you something
else. My Dr asked me about the types of
pain meds that work for me and make me
sick. The last thing he wanted was me
throwing up after surgery.
Best of luck
God Bless
Traene
