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Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 72 Likes: 1 | Thanks Kristen. I hope you are doing well, it sounds like you sure had some rough times.
The medications that I was referring to, are opioids like Oxycodone.
Being that you get a steady release of medicine with the patch, I think they want to be sure you can tolerate the same type of medicine in oral form.
As far as the respiratory issues, beginners who can't tolerate opioids, might have shallow breathing,which was on the prescription warnings.
The radiation Oncologist is aware of the prescription, but I may wait to discuss with the chemo Oncologist. No one ever wants to go to the ER, but the worst is going on a holiday weekend.
Thanks again, Mike
Enlarged left cervical lymph node in neck on 1/9/18. Male, age 60. Had retired from working as a computer technician and a project manager for almost 38 years, on 7/1/17.
Node was removed 1/16/18 and found to have SCC P16.
Chest xray clean.
Since then, PET/CT, slight activity left parotid, possible malignancy left lingual tonsil. MRI clean.
3 endoscopies, nothing seen.
2/26/18 Larryngoscopy,primary not found.
TORS 3/23/18 lingual tonsil biopsy.,biopsy negative.
Chemo/rads started 4/18/18.
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