Question:
I am allergic to Morphine, Demerol, and are sensitive to Asprin and it's byproducts..
I know that I will have a hard road to recovery ahead of me. Being allergic to those things were hard in the past. I have taken pain relievers such as Tylox and Vicodine, (I think), and Staydol. (sp?) But mainly I have taken Tylenol for pain. When I had a tumor removed from my Femur, was when we found out of my allergies. I took Tylenol for that. That wasn't enough, believe me! I was on Tylenol for my other surgeries as well, Gall bladder and heart surgery. Am I stuck on Tylenol for pain control? Are any of you allergic to these as well? What did you take? Thanks---Annie — Annie R. (posted on July 13, 2001)
July 13, 2001
I am 3 weeks post op and had a terrible reaction to Morphine. Once they
figured out what was going on, they switched me to something called Newbain
(unsure of spelling). It was like night and day! Good luck!
— Shelley B.
July 13, 2001
Anne, I am not allergic, but morphine and codeine don't do much for me. My
past surgical drug of choice was percocet, although I had Demerol for my
WLS.
— Kathy831
July 13, 2001
anne i have allergies to pain meds, muscle relaxers & whatever else u
can name. morphine is the ONLY thing i CAN take. i am even allergic to most
antibiotics & tetanus serums. be sure to tell EVERYONE at the hospital
& doctors office that u have these allergies. make sure they put a big
red allergy label on ur hospital & doctors office folders & charts.
when u fill out forms & list ur allergies use a highlighter so that it
stands out. when u r admitted to the hospital be sure that they place a red
allergy alert bracelet on ur hand. when u r given a pain killer be sure to
ask FIRST what it is. if u cant have it adamantly refuse it & insist
they call the dr for something u can have. i usually take morphine the day
of & the day after surgery even if the dr ordered it for my full
hospital stay. after that its 2 extra strength tylenol for me. u r right.
its not the best pain killer in the world but it does take the edge off.
let me know if u find something to use that is better & u r not
allergic to. good luck!
— sheryl titone
July 15, 2001
Don't be scared. There are still other options. Those spellings were
Stadol and Nubain, BTW. It will be okay.---Jesse
— Jesse M.
August 4, 2001
Dear Annie-I too have an untoward reaction to Demerol...which I told the
hospital. Now after surgery (I am 11 days post op) I found out that
Morphine does the exact same thing. I get so horribly sick from it that it
is worse than the pain. I finally stopped using the PCA pump and relied on
the nurses to give me antiemetics and something called Vicodyn which was
done IV push. The Vicodyn was the only relief that I got the whole four
days in the hospital. Despite being an excellent physcian, my doctor would
not just go to the Vicodyn. I am not sure why as it is non
narcotic...mainly an anti-inflammatory. Talk all of this over with both
your doctor and your anesthesiologist. Your doctor is the one that will
handle your post op pain control. Don't be afraid to ask for your pain
medication as soon as you feel the effects wearing off as once it wears off
it takes forever to get relief even after you do get it. Good luck to you
on your upcoming surgery-Marie
— Marie K.
August 4, 2001
Annendum to first posting-sorry Annie, I was mixing up my po prn medication
with the one that really helped which was IV push. The medication was
Tordol. It is an anti-inflammatory and gave me the best relief hands above
anything else they tried. Marie
— Marie K.
August 5, 2001
Anne - I am sensitive to quite a few medications. Not bad enough to be
considered allergic, but yuck. Codeine makes me vomit uncontrollably.
Before surgery, I told my surgeon I was worried about using morphine
because of the same derivation. Sure enough, the morphine made me sicker
than a dog and I stopped using it after about 2 hours. (stupidly, I didn't
tell anyone, and was then in horrible pain for 15 hours or so!). They
finally gave me a shot of Tordol, which worked fabulous. Vicodin gives me
headaches, so they sent me home with Darvocet. I took maybe one or two
after I got home, but did not need anymore. My husband found that although
the morphine worked fine for him, he also thought the Tordol did a better
job, particularly at controlling the pain when he started getting up and
walking around. I don't know the derivation for Tordol, but since it did
not make me sick, it's gotta be from a family other than the opiates.
-Kate-
— kateseidel
August 5, 2001
Toradol works best for this type of surgery because they are cutting
through all and I do mean all of your abdominal muscles. Toradol is a
wonderful pain killer used for muscle type aches and inflamation. It will
have a better effect on your pain afterward than any other narcotic.
— [Anonymous]
August 15, 2002
Hi,
I think I'm mostly babbling, but wanted to add my 2 cents worth. I had
morphine in the spinals with both my c-sections and then in a couple other
subsequent surgeries. I react horribly to morphine, in that it causes me
to rub my nose raw. I end up with a large scab over my nose shortly after.
What they decided is that I have to take Benedryl along with the morphine,
because even though it's uncomfortable, the reaction was not bad enough to
go without some kind of pain control. I do know that in today's world, they
have such a HUGE array of things they can use, so make sure and discuss
this with your doc and the anesthesiologist.
— lorririckman
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