 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Geri
I would go with the doctor"s weaning plan of 50 to 25 to 12.5 Liz points out that otherwise it will be too abrupt. I was going to be the tough guy again so I just ripped off the patches and went cold turkey - big mistake - it was like those corny DEA commercials- all leg twitchy and invisible insect crawling. Luckily I had shared my plan with the doctor who had provided me with a script for sustained release 20mg oxycodone pills that you only needed two a day. Then down to the 5m oxycodone. It took a week longer but much smoother. CONGRATULATIONS
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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