Gail-My Mom was hospitalized on Monday from the pain, mouth sores, low whites and fever. They did give her treatment for thrush. As far as pain meds go, they claim that this (all of the horrible side effects) happened alot sooner than they expected. Her Rad dr. said he doesn't generally see patients get this bad until the final two weeks of the double rad per day. So she certainly was not prepared for things to go this bad so soon. They think the chemo is the main culprit. I requested that she ask for the fentanyl patch since she can barely swallow anything. They did give it to her and she also has another pain med in a pump at the hospital. She is using it in conjuction with the patch. She is really out of it now. I live in NY and she is in TX so it is really challenging to advocate for her. I am trying to do my best but I still feel like I am missing alot. I plan to call her chemo dr. tomorrow and will ask him to send her home with the morphine mouth wash. Thanks for the idea! Will the mouth sores stay until all treatment is over? She also started to getting bloody noses. Is that normal? Tami