[EEDUDE]

"She has been running fever from her radiation & chemo and also was sleeping under an electric blanket, so I am sure this is what happened from what I am reading."

It almost certainly is. In fact, if the doctor did not warn you about this very thing, he was negligent IMHO. The amount of drug absorbed through the skin varies a LOT based on body temperature.

There are other things that can be done:

Oral oxycodone or Oxycontin if she tolerates it.

Oral MSContin.

Implantable epidural morphine pump.

Be aggressive with the Docs and make sure your Mom is kept as comfortable as possible. Call in an outside pain management specialist if you can't get the main Dr. to do the right thing.

May God Bless You and Your's

[penelopesire]

You suggestions are appreciated. I am heading back over there tomorrow(she lives a couple of states over) to stay on top of things. I was there for three months and just came home for the holidays thinking my siblings could handle it, but they aren’t a Nurse Ratchet like I can be....LOL

Grateful for your prayers,

Penelope

[CAluvdubya]

Call in an outside pain management specialist if you can't get the main Dr. to do the right thing.

I have a pain management Dr. and he is wonderful. My sister also has one as she is recovering from cancer and also has RA and is facing hip replacement surgey. (I'm only facing back surgery).

I feel that pain management is very helpful.

[floriduh voter]

Implantable epidural morphine pump.

Would you think electric blanket would be compatible with that? I don't know but wouldn't hurt to know.