Hi! My query is really about instant pain relief for uncomfortable procedures. I have a tongue bite inserted during RT. It's always uncomfortable but today it was downright painful, AFTER I'd given the team the thumbs up and the pain didn't recede as it usually does. I had a CT as well as RT so had to endure it for about 20 minutes. For the first time I took Oxynorm before I went into the RT room and it did no good at all. Therapist said to see the nurses about pain relief because my jaw might get more painful as the treatment proceeds. I didn't have time to see them today so thought I would start researching what I can do to make treatment more tolerable.


1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.