Posted by Elizabeth on April 28, 2002, at 14:23:28
In reply to Re: death » Elizabeth, posted by cmcdougall on April 27, 2002, at 13:13:47
> Hey, I still dress like that! ;-)
OMG! :-)
> I don't have a clue what the concentration of morphine was...
It would have been written on the labels of the ampules or vials. Morphine injection is available in various concentrations, and I'm not sure how much she would be getting if she was taking it every 15 minutes. (I guess that's about equivalent to a continuous infusion?)
> Nothing else was ever offered - at the time, I didn't know very much about meds. I felt the docs were doing everything they could. They were soooo generous w/ the morhpine.
Hmm. I wonder what was going on. When (year) was this?
> She started it on a Thursday afternoon and died the next Wednesday morning. So, 5 1/2 days.
People develop tolerance at different rates, and there might have been factors involved (in your sister, but not your father-in-law, becoming tolerant, that is) other than which drug was used. Still, it's an impressive and noteworthy difference.
> Thank you for your response and kind words. I always enjoy reading your posts and learn a lot from them.
I'm sorry I can't do much to comfort you; I can't imagine what it must have been like for you, but I know I'd be devastated if my sister died, especially under circumstances like those. *hug*
Be well.
-elizabeth
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