Try asking your docs for the fentanyl patch. It will help with the pain and you only have to change it every 72 hours. Just be careful with it, the medicine is the strongest pain meds you can get. Do not tear or fold it and no hot showers, both of those could cause some extreeme side effects or an overdose. Dont mean to scare you about the patch, I loved it and had no problems with it at all. It worked for me and many others here.

Sorry to hear you are grumpy. Its not easy getting thru this but you can do it. The lack of sleep is making things worse. Did you ask for sleeping pills? I had to take those while I had chemo/radiation treatments.

I love the signature....We will Prevail!!!! smile

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile