Explaining the Death of Prince

WhatInThe said:
Explaining the death of Prince. And yes if he was on medication for HIV or AIDs especially in 1990 they said the cocktail of drugs for that made some violently ill so seeking relief in drugs would not be that far a leap. Throw in some physical injuries, the pop star/celebrity life style and money not a surprise at all. One report had him buying 40,000 dollars worth of painkillers every 6 months. They also said he used fentanyl patches, ironically this week I read a report of counterfeit fentanyl pills causing problems.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mer-drug-dealer-reveals-extent-addiction.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area...l-laced-pill-overdoses-contra-costa-officials
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Actually, according to all reports I have seen, Prince did not live the "popstar/celebrity life style" as we usually think of it. They say in his private life he was a very quiet man, a strict vegetarian and a devout Jehovah's Witness, and did not use drugs or alcohol. By "use drugs" they mean he did not use illicit drugs, not that he did not use prescription drugs.
 

I was reading that he had a "Swear Jar" and if you were visiting you had to watch your language. Sad about his son, I didn't know about that before. He had a son who only lived for a few days. They also say he had vaults of unreleased music. We'll hear more in the future...it seems he was an all around wonderful man to the end.
 
I saw the same thing on the news last night. Fentanyl accidental overdose.

When my mom was in Hospice they were giving her Fentanyl in a patch. That was the first time I heard of it and that was about 13 years ago.
 
Yeah, Fentanyl is used for late stage cancer. It's kind of like Michael Jackson using anesthesia as a sleeping aid...I know they said Prince was in constant pain at the end of his life. He had refused hip replacement surgery along the way. It's sad, if that could have kept him from feeling the need for such strong medication...he might still be alive.
 
fureverywhere said:
Yeah, Fentanyl is used for late stage cancer. It's kind of like Michael Jackson using anesthesia as a sleeping aid...I know they said Prince was in constant pain at the end of his life. He had refused hip replacement surgery along the way. It's sad, if that could have kept him from feeling the need for such strong medication...he might still be alive.
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Sometimes people here bad stories about hip replacement surgery. I know I have and one of them was my grandmother's botched hip surgery many years ago. Yet I know a man who lives in the same apt. complex as I who had the hip replacement recently and is doing really good.
 
Ruthanne said:
Sometimes people here bad stories about hip replacement surgery. I know I have and one of them was my grandmother's botched hip surgery many years ago. Yet I know a man who lives in the same apt. complex as I who had the hip replacement recently and is doing really good.
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I had both of my hips replaced, a month apart, in 2013. It was an absolute miracle for me. I can walk again, quite normally, and I have my life back. Literally went to the hospital in a wheelchair and came out walking.

Techniques and the replacement parts are so improved even in the last 10-15 years that it is like talking about apples and oranges to compare today's hip replacement surgeries with those in years past.

I'm glad to know your neighbor is doing well. New hips are a wonderful thing.
 
fureverywhere said:
Yeah, Fentanyl is used for late stage cancer. It's kind of like Michael Jackson using anesthesia as a sleeping aid...I know they said Prince was in constant pain at the end of his life. He had refused hip replacement surgery along the way. It's sad, if that could have kept him from feeling the need for such strong medication...he might still be alive.
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I read that he refused the surgery because of his Jehovah's Witness beliefs forbidding blood transfusions. I find that very sad, because today's hip replacement surgery almost NEVER requires blood transfusions, at least that's what my hip surgeon told me.
 
Butterfly said:
I had both of my hips replaced, a month apart, in 2013. It was an absolute miracle for me. I can walk again, quite normally, and I have my life back. Literally went to the hospital in a wheelchair and came out walking.

Techniques and the replacement parts are so improved even in the last 10-15 years that it is like talking about apples and oranges to compare today's hip replacement surgeries with those in years past.

I'm glad to know your neighbor is doing well. New hips are a wonderful thing.
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Yes they are wonderful!
 
I'm not knocking any faith at all...ummm except "Scientology"...that is not a faith, that is a money grubbing cult. But really you know he could have had the best doctors and best surgery. Wouldn't there be a special something he could have opted for with his church? Like if he was Catholic and something went wrong and he needed the blood he could do five hundred Hail Mary's and be good? I'm joking...But really that's sad when you have to choose between a real disability and your faith.
 
fureverywhere said:
I'm not knocking any faith at all...ummm except "Scientology"...that is not a faith, that is a money grubbing cult. But really you know he could have had the best doctors and best surgery. Wouldn't there be a special something he could have opted for with his church? Like if he was Catholic and something went wrong and he needed the blood he could do five hundred Hail Mary's and be good? I'm joking...But really that's sad when you have to choose between a real disability and your faith.
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Actually there are many doctors who DO work with JWs and have some work-arounds. I was concerned about possible blood transfusions (HIV or hep-C) and asked my surgeon about it. He said that with modern microsurgery things they do with blood vessels, etc., there is virtually no way (short of the light fixture falling out of the ceiling and cutting your jugular) that there is enough blood loss with hip replacement to even worry about. They even have you start anti-coagulants before the surgery so you won't throw a clot post-surgically.

Even if I had had very strong beliefs against transfusions, I'd have gone ahead and done it, with strict instructions as to NO blood transfusions, no matter what. They have to respect your wishes in that regard, as I understand it, even if it means you will bleed to death. I'd have done just about anything to get rid of all that pain and lack of mobility, even if there would have been a chance I might die. Matter of fact, there are always risks with any surgery, anesthesia being one of them.

I don't understand why he didn't just go for it.
 

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