Dad post surgery pain - 07-24-2012 03:38 PM
Hi, I have been reading/lurking for a few days now. My dad was recently diagnosed with malignant SSC on his tongue that spread to his lymph nodes on the left side. He had surgery last week and surgeon was pleased that all was removed tho we won't have pathology results back until later this week.
My dad seems to be in a lot of pain - is it normal to need the pain med max dose at the time it is due? Sometimes he tries to go longer and/or he misses a dosage bc he finally was able to sleep - but its clear he is in pain and needs it.
He was doing really well the first couple days post surgery but the last two days seem to be harder.
Not sure if I am being overly worried or if this is part of the healing process - there really isn't a lot of info out there about post surgery recovery process/timing -- and I don't want to be a pest calling the dr office all the time.
Any advice/suggestions/places to find more info are most appreciated.
Thanks,
Alicia
My dad seems to be in a lot of pain - is it normal to need the pain med max dose at the time it is due? Sometimes he tries to go longer and/or he misses a dosage bc he finally was able to sleep - but its clear he is in pain and needs it.
He was doing really well the first couple days post surgery but the last two days seem to be harder.
Not sure if I am being overly worried or if this is part of the healing process - there really isn't a lot of info out there about post surgery recovery process/timing -- and I don't want to be a pest calling the dr office all the time.
Any advice/suggestions/places to find more info are most appreciated.
Thanks,
Alicia