Morphine in lung cancer

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Avatar f tn Lung doc said lung cancer has only increased in size slightly. Pet Scan tomorrow to check lyphm cancer-see dr. on the 12th. Thanks for your input.
Avatar f tn My mom has stage 4 non small cell lung cancer, she has tried multiple chemos and non of them are working so she has decided to stop treatment. But she is having severe pain in her hip from the cancer spreading. She cant walk without support. The doctor has gave her morphine pills and hydrocdine and non help with the pain. Has anyone had the same pain and if so what help your pain. Trying to find something to ease the pain for her.
974725 tn?1248733652 My mother in law is in a similar situation. Except she has the drainage tube to drain the fluid. One hospital which I will not name wanted us to release her into hospice but she said she didn't want it. Me and my husband brought her with us to a hospital that specialized in cancer. That hospital didn't put her in hospice. Oh and may I also add my mother in law also is taking the chemo therapy.
Avatar f tn I HAVE A VERY CLOSE FRIEND THAT IS DYING OF LUNG CANCER. HE IS 75 YRS.OLD. I HAVE LEARNED TONIGHT THAT HE IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL WITH PNEUMONIA. THEY HAVE HAD TO PUT HIM IN DIAPERS AS HE CAN NOT CONTROL HIS BOWELS. AS OF TODAY HE HAS QUIT EATING,DRINKING. HE HAS BEEN HEARING HIS LATE WIFE'S VOICE AND SHE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 2 YRS..WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS ABOUT HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE SURVIVE LIKE THIS?
Avatar f tn Morphine is preferred for the treatment of COPD because a doctor can better control its effect on breathing, however, both morphine and methadone work in similar ways -- it is just that methadone suppresses the breathing longer. At end of life, it doesn't matter much which medication you use. If your husband had an allergy to morphine, then methadone is definitely the proper medication to give. Death is not often a pleasant experience, especially death from lung cancer.
Avatar f tn We have an individual , locally, that is claiming to have had NHD, stomach cancer, brain cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, a rare heart cancer and not to mention brain cancer. Is this even possible?This person is using a different cancer, almost monthly, in order to garner sympathy - not to mention 'donations for treatment'.
Avatar f tn Do you agree and would this added complication change your thoughts at all? Also, do you have any names of cancer centers specializing in lung cancer? I live in Connecticut and I just contacted the cancer treatment centers of america and they said they would take me for 3-5 days and provide a diagnosis with a recommended treatment plan. What would your thoughts be on that? Sorry to ask so many questions but I am so conflicted on what to do.
Avatar n tn Could some one be kind enough to explain me the cause that i feel a pain near to my lung. Could it be related to lung cancer.? I feel a burning in my back, but i don't wheez or spit blood at all; Its just pain in one side of my back that i feel the burning. Some one please post a comment that can be helpful, which tells what could this pain be related with, or whom should i see.
Avatar n tn Incidental findings in the lung have been observed for a long time in studies evaluating lung cancer screening. It is estimated that up to half of the normal population may harbor some of these incidental masses. Stay positive. Stick to a healthy smoke-free lifestyle. Would you recall the stage of breast cancer 6 years ago? did you undergo a mastectomy or a lumpectomy? did you receive chemo and hormones (tamoxifen) afterwards?
Avatar n tn I am going in for a 2nd draining of my left lung. The test on the fluid removed and blood tests did not show any presense of cancer. What could be the cause of the continued build up of fluid?
Avatar n tn Signs include slurred speech and difficulty in balance. Is this common for cancer patients or something more. She is taking morphine for the pain, but they seem to think it isn't that. She didn't take any the last couple of days, yet the symptoms are still there. I know that every person is different when it comes to cancer, but what should we expect in the comming weeks as the chemo has stopped. Could she feasibly live for another few months in the amount of pain she's in?
Avatar n tn If the lung nodule is not calcified nor has cavity, it is benign if it is less than 10 mm in size. The possibility of cancer increases in lung nodules that are bigger than a cm and have irregular borders. Also, the possibility of nodules becoming cancerous increases with history of smoking/current smoking/previous history of cancer/family history of cancer. If the nodule is due to TB then you will also have raised ESR, positive Montoux test and low grade fever or fatigue.
Avatar f tn If you have to have lung cancer is there a place in the lung that is better? Upper lobe lower lobe?
426937 tn?1203591927 after I had an infection on the lining of my right lung,with a fever of 38,8 - which was gone in 14 hours,- they stopped the chemo, I had a bronchoscopy, no findings, nor in my lymph nodes in my chest,.-needle-lung-biopsy is sceduled for next thursday-had Prostate cancer 9 years ago-Radiation Seeds - Radiation and hormone treatments,.- PSA was 0,7 after 6 months,.- can this spot on my right lung be Lung-cancer ?
Avatar m tn The ten-year trial led by researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center took patients (mostly smokers) who had been operated on for early stage lung cancer and gave them either 200 micrograms of selenium, a typical dose in many supplements, or a placebo. After five years 72% of patients taking selenium were alive and cancer free, compared to a greater 78% of those who got a placebo.
Avatar n tn I wish I had good news about you donating your Aunt one of your lungs. My Mother received a single lung transplant in 2007. A lung cannot be taken from a live donor though. The lung has to be harvested from a very recently deceased donor. And I so hate telling you this, but getting approved for a lung transplant is lengthy and much is involved. They put my Mother through many many tests. She had a lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Which is a terminal lung disease.
Avatar m tn Studies from these areas have found that the risk of lung cancer is higher in those who have lived for many years in a radon-contaminated house. The lung cancer risk from radon is much lower than that from tobacco smoke. However, the risk from radon is much higher in people who smoke than in those who don't. Radon levels in the soil vary across the country, but they can be high almost anywhere.
Avatar n tn There is ill defined soft tissue lesion in the left upper lung at about 11-12mm in size(how big or small is that?) There also appears to be abnormal soft tissue extending into the left suprahilar area and AP window which is very ill defined and apprears quite infiltrative. The right hilum and remainder of the mediastinum apprears within normal limits. There does, however, apprear to be several small nodules in the superior mediastinum about a 1cm in size but rather numerous.
Avatar n tn Increased density in a chest xray usually presents with white, or increased whiteness of the lung fields. This may suggest lung disease, not necessarily cancer and may need to be evaluated further. Ideally, x-ray results are compared from any previous chest x-rays to help monitor any changes in the lung. A repeat x-ray after a few weeks will help determine any changes. Hope this helps. Take care and hope all is well. Do keep us posted and best regards.
Avatar n tn I will dying from liver failure before I die of lung cancer. Due diagnosed with lung cancer, nobody will operates me in Germany! I seeking a Whipple Procedure in NY / Boston urgent! I will pay the operation and the hospital stay by myself and i need informations which clinics doing this Whipple operation in NY or Boston - despite my lung Diagnos. Thanks for your support!
Avatar f tn My Mom was diagnosed on Dec 23, 2008 with Stage III B lung cancer after 4 months of doctors visits thinking her heart was her main concern when in Nov a cat scan found a lung mass and in Dec a biopsy identified lung cancer. She is a fighter and opted for radiation and chemo. She has tolerated two weeks of treatment well except for the extreme fatigue and not wanting to eat.
Avatar n tn Due diagnosed with lung cancer, nobody will operates me in Germany! I seeking a Whipple Procedure in NY / Boston urgent! I will pay the operation and the hospital stay by myself and i need informations which clinics doing this Whipple operation in NY or Boston - despite my lung Diagnos. Thanks for your support!