Deb,

I think the determining factor with getting off Fentynol is pain.

I quit the patch when I no longer had pain all day. I relyed on the liquid hydracodone for meals only after the patches

If Jim does not need the patches for constant pain any longer, I would take the doctor up on the prescription to ease the withdrawl. It's not that bad at the 25 mg level

Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR