I need some advice. My dad is on morphine, which is gradually being upped and his very thin legs have swollen unrecognisable. The oncall doctor says its a side effect but we have to speak to GP to get water tablets. We have only just been told he has bone cancer in his hips a week ago and are still waiting for the hospital to contact us. He was struggling to walk with a frame prior to this but now he is in agony. I tried to get him to bed last night to elevate his legs but there was no way he could do it. He struggled to sit on the bed. I manged to get him back in his chair which now has been his bed the past 5 nights but he still can't elevate his legs.
Im asking what can we do? Is there an alternative to morphine that won't swell his legs? He's been in pain like this for 4 months and now this swelling. I done know how hes able to face all this.
