Has anyone experienced burn like bumps on your tongue from fentanyl patches?

Hi,

This sounds like a classic allergic reaction to me. Lumps any where can be an allergic reaction, and the difficulty breathing is a very common allergic reaction. And you proved it by removing the patch and she's better. Do you know if your Mom is allergic to other opiate pain killers, such as Vicodin, Percocet, Morphine pills? Is she prone to being allergic to many kinds of things? There is a possibility that she's allergic to something in the patch other than the Fentanyl. The danger with an allergic reaction is they can go so far sometimes that the person dies. One symptom not to be ignored is when a person can't breath. So I don't understand this Doc. I say don't put anymore patches on your Mother. She either needs her present Doc to do something, or she needs a different Doc.

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I want to ask something. Has your Mother been on pain pills for this condition a long time, like many months or years? If so, do you know if your Mom ever took more than she was supposed to, and the Doc found out? Last question is does your Mother beg and plead for more pain pills even when he says no? I'm trying to understand why a Doc would ignore what sounds like allergic symptoms. I want to explain something about the patch. If you Mom had been on pills a long time she is probably opiate dependent. Some people also like the way they feel on pain pills, and Docs don't like this. The the thing with the Fentanyl patch is it's a powerful pain killer, but you don't feel it in your mind at all. So if your Mom really loves the way pain pills make her feel, and the Doc knows it, he may be thinking your Mother is making this up because she wants the pills again. This is the only reason I can think of for why a Doc would ignore lumps and shortness of breath. However, if this Doc is wrong, as I said people have died from allergic reactions. Can it be this Doc is just a very dumb Doc?

If your Mother desperately needs pain meds you will probably have to get her to a different Doc. But maybe you can explain more about your Mother and her case?