Hi Jeffinee,

I'm sure the nurse wouldn't have realised her words would cause you so much worry.

There's no reason why the syringe driver should cause such a change. It is just a way of ensuring your Dad gets the right medication without having to have umpteen injections every day. 

My Mum was on a syringe driver during her final days and it really helped ease her pain and anxiety. We had a chat just a few minutes before she died, she was sleepy and drowsy but not in the pain she had suffered between injections before the driver was available. Morphine and other opiates do make people drowsy, but it is better than suffering in pain and it is the drugs not the means they are delivered by that cause drowsiness.

I hope this helps

Dave

So sorry to hear about your Dad Jeffinee, the syringe driver should make him feel more comfortable.

My wife was in the same situation and before the driver her medication was sort of peaks and troughs, in severe pain then medicated and very sleepy.

When she had the syringe pump fitted, she was much more relaxed and comfortable, but agree she was a bit more sleepy.

I think that because she was comfortable, that was such a releif for her and I felt more comfortable too as she was not in pain.

I wish you the best of luck.