Its horrible that your husband has to suffer in pain! Being in pain is not helpful to the patient or caregiver at all. It only causes unneeded stress and anxiety. Im not sure which doctor you are taking him too where they wont prescribe stronger prescription meds. Sometimes a caregiver must be their patients voice and advocate for them.

There are only a few members who have had brachytherapy, most here have have IMRT type of radiation. The strongest pain medication is fentanyl. It comes in a patch form and works wonders. Ive used it and would suggest you ask for this type of medication. I would also suggest asking for something else to go with it for whats called break thru pain. If your husband is in extreme pain he probably would need at least 75mcg to start.

The patch gets changed every 72 hours and put on a different place on the body. When using the patch, take the time to read all instructions and warnings. It must be handled very carefully, never cut, torn bent, folded or in any way damaged or it could release more medication than it should. Plus you will need to have your husband avoid long hot baths or showers as that also can cause too much medication to be released. Even with these cautions, its so simple to put a new patch on every 3 days and only have to take other meds occasionally.

I hope this helps! Good luck!!!