Re: okay one more med question

[Guest guest]

Okay guys, one more med question. Yesterday I was in the ER for the second time in two weeks. Nothing with my lupus or fibro, I had some cysts that ruptured on the one ovary the left during the hysterectomy. Anyway, after nine trys they finally got an IV started. I tried to tell the nurse when she flushed it that it didn't feel right because it stung, and she said that she had good return on it. Anyway, she put morphine in it. Not further up the line, but right at my wrist and when she did it started to feel very hot before she finished putting it in. I take Avinza, which is a morphine sulphate, every day with no problems and have had morphine in the IV lots of times between the migraines and fibro. In less than a minute my whole wrist was swollen and she was running for benedryl (sp). The other nurse that was in the room getting blood( from my thumb which hurt like you know what) because they couldn't get a blood draw from the IV said that she didn't think it was the morphine, that the IV was bad. As soon as she yanked the IV and got another one going, my hand stopped hurting. So after all that, here is my question, do I need to tell DR's that I am allergic to morphine now, or do you think it was a bad IV? The Dr said he couldn't really tell which it was

a C

[Guest guest]

I would tell them you had a bad IV but you are catiously watching Morphine just in case.

Ruth in CA aka Mammacook1

Re: okay one more med question

[Guest guest]

I had the same thing happen back on 2/14 or so... you are NOT

allergic to the morphine, they just need to dillute it. I started to

have this happen after I had been on morphine for a long time; IV

and then an oral dose. I can still feel the burn like you

described. Your veins are just a little tired of this crap. If you

had an allergy, you would have had hives from one end of your arm to

the other.

Shelby Schoonover

cruisinshelby@...

> Okay guys, one more med question. Yesterday I was in the ER for the

second

> time in two weeks. Nothing with my lupus or fibro, I had some cysts

that

> ruptured on the one ovary the left during the hysterectomy. Anyway,

after nine trys

> they finally got an IV started. I tried to tell the nurse when she

flushed it

> that it didn't feel right because it stung, and she said that she

had good

> return on it. Anyway, she put morphine in it. Not further up the

line, but right

> at my wrist and when she did it started to feel very hot before she

finished

> putting it in. I take Avinza, which is a morphine sulphate, every

day with no

> problems and have had morphine in the IV lots of times between the

migraines and

> fibro. In less than a minute my whole wrist was swollen and she was

running

> for benedryl (sp). The other nurse that was in the room getting

blood( from my

> thumb which hurt like you know what) because they couldn't get a

blood draw

> from the IV said that she didn't think it was the morphine, that

the IV was bad.

> As soon as she yanked the IV and got another one going, my hand

stopped

> hurting. So after all that, here is my question, do I need to tell

DR's that I am

> allergic to morphine now, or do you think it was a bad IV? The Dr

said he

> couldn't really tell which it was

> a C

[Guest guest]

Gosh a C. I wish I could help. I really don't know. I would tell the doctor about what happened, but without actually saying it was one or the other that caused it. Let him figure it out. Tell him they didn't know whether it was an allergy to morphine or whether the IV was bad.

Mojo

Re: okay one more med question

Okay guys, one more med question. Yesterday I was in the ER for the second time in two weeks. Nothing with my lupus or fibro, I had some cysts that ruptured on the one ovary the left during the hysterectomy. Anyway, after nine trys they finally got an IV started. I tried to tell the nurse when she flushed it that it didn't feel right because it stung, and she said that she had good return on it. Anyway, she put morphine in it. Not further up the line, but right at my wrist and when she did it started to feel very hot before she finished putting it in. I take Avinza, which is a morphine sulphate, every day with no problems and have had morphine in the IV lots of times between the migraines and fibro. In less than a minute my whole wrist was swollen and she was running for benedryl (sp). The other nurse that was in the room getting blood( from my thumb which hurt like you know what) b ecause they couldn't get a blood draw from the IV said that she didn't think it was the morphine, that the IV was bad. As soon as she yanked the IV and got another one going, my hand stopped hurting. So after all that, here is my question, do I need to tell DR's that I am allergic to morphine now, or do you think it was a bad IV? The Dr said he couldn't really tell which it wasa C"The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much Shelby. That is what I like about our group, someone always knows what you are talking about and has an answer. I will make sure that they dilute it if I ever need it again. That sure makes sence as I have had it so often before and usually they put it in about halfway up the iv line and this time she did it right at the wrist. She also didn't put it in slow like they usually do, she pushed fast and I think that is why I could feel some of it but not the whole effect.

a C

I had the same thing happen back on 2/14 or so... you are NOT

allergic to the morphine, they just need to dillute it. I started to

have this happen after I had been on morphine for a long time; IV

and then an oral dose. I can still feel the burn like you

described. Your veins are just a little tired of this crap. If you

had an allergy, you would have had hives from one end of your arm to

the other.

Shelby Schoonover

[Guest guest]

I would tell them you had a bad IV but you are catiously watching Morphine just in case.

Ruth in CA aka Mammacook1

Thank you Ruth. I didn't want to jump in and call it an allergy when I really thought it was the iv and then Shelby was saying that they need to dilute it for me next time.

a C

[Guest guest]

I would tell them you had a bad IV but you are catiously watching Morphine just in case.

Ruth in CA aka Mammacook1

Thank you Ruth. I didn't want to jump in and call it an allergy when I really thought it was the iv and then Shelby was saying that they need to dilute it for me next time.

a C

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mojo, I was kinda nervous on where to go with that one but these guys have given me some great ideas for next time. Mostly I hope I wont need a next time.

a C

Gosh a C. I wish I could help. I really don't know. I would tell the doctor about what happened, but without actually saying it was one or the other that caused it. Let him figure it out. Tell him they didn't know whether it was an allergy to morphine or whether the IV was bad.

Mojo