well no good news...since last post, had PET scan showed significant tumor again and it had only been around 5 months, husband opted not to do any more surgeries or radiation, so just trying to do pain management to make him comfortable, had tried to go down to hospital for nerve block they ended up trying to go up through sinuses and block there, but didn't work, and since then he had me call hospice in for pain management, but things work for couple days, then he has allergice reaction or swelling from the cancer, keeps being nauseated even on nausea med, trying steroid to shrink swelling and worked for awhile now swelled up again. he just can't catch a break, failing fast! just wish his nausea and pain would go away. he is on 62 fentanyl patch, roxicet 10 ml, took lyrica away since pharmacist said could cause facial swelling after so long...just trying to figure out what is causing the nausea and swelling...a guessing game.
CG to Joel 1st tumor flr of mouth 1998, 38 rad trmts 2nd tumor back of mouth/throat, rad neck, part remvl of jaw, soft palate rmvl, no chemo or rad, has a peg tube since dec 2011.Frmr smkr 25yrs ago, drinker, worked in HVAC indus 35yrs. 3rd dx on 6/20/12, hospice6/29/12, died July 17, 2012
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