Hi Paul, Glad to hear that Mom made it to her 72nd birthday. She may continue to surprise everyone. The duragesic patch is a good option for pain management if the vicodin stops working for her. Regards JoAnne


JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.