I'm 2 weeks post-Tx and still taking my Percocet, Jim, about every four hours, like you. I couldn't do without it -- I'm still in plenty of pain to merit taking it! Don't worry about getting hooked at this point; no need to endure pain when you don't have to (that's what everybody tells me, anyway!). And you'll heal faster, too.

If you were taking it a month or more down the road, it might be a different story. For now, I wouldn't worry.


Chrissy

Stage 2 SCC upper right palate
Hemi-palatectomy and maxillectomy 5/28/09
Six teeth gone
IMRT x30 starts July 13. Completed 8/26/09
Carboplatin and Taxol x6 starting 7/14/09. Completed 8/25/09.