Hello everyone. My husband had Brachytherapy 3 weeks ago and the pain is horrible. Nothing helps! And our doctor is unwilling/unable to manage it. We live in a rural area with a lot of opiate substance abuse, so we're treated like we're drug addicts. Um, excuse me! He's recovering from cancer! I've been trying to get help from pain management at the hospital in San Fran, but we live three hours away so that's been tricky. We're seeing the surgeon on Monday and I'm planning to throw a fit until someone gets my husband pain help. Did other people experience this kind of pain after Brachytherapy? He describes it "like chewing glass." What did you do? How long did it last? What medication helped? Any and all suggestions greatly welcomed. Thank you.


wife of man diagnosed with Stage 2 squamous cell carcinoma of tongue Jan 2015. Finished Brachytherapy in May. Now what?