 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | When we went to Hopkins we were given a page with "Patient's Rights" and among them was "right to adequate pain management." So I think you need to go to the person at your hospital who deals with patient issues (they all have someone) if your dad's doctors continue to fail him. Because that's what it appears they're doing.
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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