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Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I was using the Fentanyl 25 mcg/hr patch and it was just too much, together with still occasionally needing the Oxycodone (The Fentanyl works on the background pain from the entire head/neck area and then I need to Oxy to nail the ear pain, which the Fentanyl doesn't touch) and that was too high for me -- I was kind of in Zombie Mode, just drifting along and unable to read. I cut back the F to 12.5 mcg/hr and so far that's working much better.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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