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Q: Morphine Effects
asked by: Steviebdotnet on April 11th, 2007
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Hi guys,

Just a quick question to set my mind to rest really.

As I type this, my grandmother lies dying of multiple organ failure, slowly but surely.

I went to see her last night to say my goodbyes, but obviously she is doped up to the eyeballs on morphine. My mother says she snaps out now and again, mumbles a few words and passes out again. She has signed a non-resuscitation waiver so that if she slips away, the medical staff will not attempt to resuscitate her.

When I try and ask the Drs and nurses ANY question all they want to say is "Oh She is comfortable." I KNOW she is comfortable, they don't want to answer any specific questions at all.

As I say, I know she is in no pain, but I want to know, does anyone know how aware a patient is once they are basically circling the drain? she has literally days, and I just need to know if the morphine makes her totally unaware of her surroundings, or if she has some comprehension of whats going on?

Cheers

Steve
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Steviebdotnet
replied on April 11th, 2007
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Does anyone have any ideas?

If it ends up that it's proved/or theory that there is comprehension I want to go back one last time to see her and say goodbye one last time.

My goodbye was understandably difficult, especially as I didn't know if she could hear me, that with the trauma of seeing her dying in front of me kinda has me shaken.

I'm at work just now, but can't concentrate worth a damn.


Any advice would be seriously appreciated.

Steve
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nightangel73
replied on April 11th, 2007
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I would go and say her goodbye even if she is not aware. That's what I did to my brother when was dying like that.
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Steviebdotnet
replied on April 13th, 2007
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Too late unfortunately, she passed away at 1700hrs GMT on Wednesday.

Shame really, clearly more pregnancy and sexual heath experts on these forums anything else really. Crying or Very sad

Ce-la-vie, life goes on. Smile
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katjonez101
replied on May 29th, 2009
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Steve,
My husband passed away 24 years ago. I was with him laying in the hospital bed. We had a 2 year old son at the time. When I got home at around 3am I checked up on him. I smelled my husband ALL over him. I went outside and ran around to make sure it was not on me. I ended up waking him. He sat right up and said " Daddy's with brother, daddy's with brother." My husbands brother had passed 4 years before and he never got over it. He use to say " I just want to be with my brother !"
My son was telling everyone the week before. "my daddy sick, my daddy in hostible"
I did not tell him his dad passed for 2 days but durring that time he NEVER said "my daddy sick " ever again !! He knew because his father came to tell him goodbye!

This experience has given me so much faith no not faith but knowledge that there is no end to life. The soul, energy held within lives on. I feel him everyday. The man I married 2 years afer my first husbands death, was truly sent from Heaven !!
Our son use to tell people that he had 2 daddy's now, one looking out for him on earth and one looking out for him in Heaven.

I hope this helps some but I know we all have to find our own way.

Katherine
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