 Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 117 | I had good luck with Hydrocodone for pain. Also, as Christine states, talk to your doc about neurontin (gebapentin) for neuropathy. I ended up with much pain in hands and fingers and the gebapentin has helped me with that. (I also started crocheting things like crazy as therapy for my hands and fingers, but I digress, lol) The gebapentin also helped with the face/neck swelling.
DX 12/6/10 of T3 SCC Tongue.
Surgery 1/3/11 was hemigloss & forearm free flap, midline mandibulectomy, Neck Disection-All nodes clear.
Ended rads 5/11/11. Taste buds back to about 80%. PEG removed 4/5/12, experimenting eating real food again. If I can do this, so can you !! Stay Strong.
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