Pain killers and independence

Posted by pfbacon @pfbacon, Oct 11, 2018

At what point do we have to go into a hospice situation? Some of you mention opioid implants and morphine sulfates and other prescription pain meds that make people sleepy ... can you still drive and live on your own? Do we have to get caretakers or go into hospice when we start needing those medications? The neuropathy that I have is rapidly getting worse and I wonder how long I can last on my own. My husband is older than me and not physically able to take care of me. Thank you for input. I will also ask my doctor but she's young and I'm getting worse faster than anything in her textbooks. Peggy

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 11, 2018

Hi Peggy @pfbacon, I'm sorry you are having so much pain. You ask a lot of questions that I am sure most of us worry about. I'm not sure anyone is able to answer them. Each of us is different and are affected differently by medications and different treatments.

May I ask how your neuropathy was diagnosed and what type of neuropathy you have?

John