 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 Likes: 1 | Tony, I didn't have the trismus problem and I'm so sorry to read of your travails. Man! But pain is one thing you shouldn't have to deal with. Tramadol is pretty low level stuff and you definitely need something stronger. At least Vicodin and preferably Percocet/Oxycodone. Ask your doctors about Oxy, it comes in tiny pills (at least the 5 mg ones) and you should be able to get them down. Let us know.
David 2
David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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