Hey, I just wanted to say in case you wandered why Mangee had not answered - a few days ago he came on here and said he would not be back, had a disagreement with another poster I think. Of course, many people say that and end up coming right back, but you never know. Maybe you will luck out and he will still be around reading, and decide to answer you. Just thought I would throw in this little bit of info. Maybe someone else here will be able to help you - am afraid I would not be qualified, but somebody in the later morning hours problably will give you some feed back.
Thanks,
Cindy
When my mom was put on hospice because they knew she was dying the docs handed her morphine without even blinking. When people are older or terminal (I was told by the hospice nurse who worked for the hospital) docs are easier to hand out addictive meds because they figure the patient is not long on this earth anyway. Don't know if its true or not but thats what one nurse said. As with everything, though, there are probably docs who do that and docs who don't.