Plantgirl,

You will find that most on this board are in favor of whatever pain medication is necessary to keep you comfortable. If you have a good doctor he or she will understand this.

I heard somewhere that oral cancer is at about the top of the list for pain where treatment is concerned. Some of the pain medication can be very addictive as it involves narcotics, DON"T worry about this. Your doctor will help you wind these down when that time comes.

I was on fentanyl which is very powerful and went off it myself thinking it was no big deal. I just about lost it for two days. My doc was a bit upset with me as he said he should have been told what I planed as he could have helped a lot.
Pain is part of this process, but your doc can do a great deal to minimize this. Feel free in calling in to your doctor�s office and talk to the nurse if that�s all you can get. They are very good about pain issues.