 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | I agree with Gary -- most of the HNC patients we met at Hopkins got off their fentanyl patches within 3 months but I know of one who did not and who, in fact, had a lot of trouble weaning off -- he'd drop down and have the pain come back, plus other symptoms (sleep disturbance, sweats) so more was going on. I am not sure how it resolved, we have lost touch. But I think a candid discussion with your mom's doctors is in order.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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