OP  "OCF Canuck" Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 126 | Hi Markus,
Oh, our RO doesn't "believe in" lidocaine either! No PEG, no lidocaine (although
he did prescribe some and we have it on hand) - just discontinue the treatment.
I understand that doctors are not really there to hold your hand and are trying to save your life, but it takes the same length of time to say something positive and encouraging as it does to say something negative and threatening. Why do they seem to find this hard to understand?
We will use the lidocaine and the T3/Codeine as soon as we have to. He did say to use the latter as soon as it was necessary (ie. when there is an increase in pain level).
We are in B.C., by the way. And yes, he's an ass.
Thanks for all your helpful comments, Anne
Anne - CG to Gordon (59), non-smoker/non-drinker. SCC, BOT, HPV 16+, stage 3. Jan./10 - radical neck dissection to remove 48 lymph nodes, 1 node pos. Apr. 23/10 - finished 35 rad. and 3 cisplatin. Jul. 22/10 - PET scan clear.
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