Fentanyl patch current is 12 mg and 25 mg are on the shelf for future use. I think the issue was going from 5 mg Oxycodone 1X every 3 to 4 hours to the 25 mg patch. Body could not handle the jump. Pain is under control and I'll take to heart advice not to put off thinking it can be made up.


Age 55 HPV 16+ SCC, BOT 050613 Stage IV
great team at OSU
Tx 6 weeks of rad started June 3
8 weeks of chemo started May 28
RTOG Phase III trial Cetuximab group.
Treatment completed 7/16/2013
PET Scan completed 10/08/13
Results discussed 10/11/13
NED - Free but am I
Next part of the journey?
1year PET 10/24/14 NED
Good reports now 10 years out.