Hi and welcome Alicia. I haven't had that surgery but my experience with other surgeries has been that if you wait to long to take the pain meds it's just harder to keep the pain under control. Best of luck and strength to your Dad.

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David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.