Amy,

You ned to be made more comfortable in order to heal - now is NOT the time to worry about addiction to pain meds. Do you have someone with you? Between the pain, nausea & anxiety, thinking through what to do for yourself might be too difficult right now. Is there someone to advocate for you and get someone's attention about your situation?

You need to talk/see someone on the medical team today and not wait any longer. It doesn't even have to be your surgeon, if that is a problem. Someone on the team, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, etc. You need to at least be evaluated for pain, nausea, and certainly dehydration. As Christine has said, if that is not possible, the ER can give fluids and medicine in an IV. Please do not wait any longer at home.


CG to husband, dx @ age 65, nonsmoker/social drinker. Dx 5/08 SCC Stage IV, BOT T1N2aM0. 33 IMRT - completed 9/12/08. Induction Chemo (Cisplatin, Taxotere & 5FU), plus concurrent Cisplatin.
1/09 PEG removed; 5/09 neg PET/CT; 5/10 PET/CT NED
Dental extraction & HBOT 2013; ORN 2014; Debridement/Tissue Transfer & HBOT 2016