OP Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: May 2009 Posts: 113 | I am 3 weeks since my last treatment! I am still relying on percocet every 4 hours which is the only pain medication that I took during the entire treatment. My ENT is big on not taking pain meds. After my neck dissection he wanted me off them completely in 2 weeks! I was like yea right! lol though he cut me off after 3! He is not the one providing me with them now its my RO and he is very generous with them...complete opposites! He is always asking me if they are strong enough that he has stronger stuff to give me just ask. My question is how long was everyone on there pain meds after treatment? I know as of right now there is no way I could stop, I wake up on the dot at 3.5 hrs knowing its time for me to take a pain pill! I do not want to take too many or get hooked on them. I know everyone is different on the amount of pain they can endure just looking for a couple opinions! Thanks
Jim
30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian) SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09 Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread) Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo "On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time" |