Well guys, I have certainly learned ALOT about fentanyl in a very short amount of time :rolleyes: Since John started on the 1st one on July 6th, he has gotten progressively incoherent, confused, irritable and in short -looney! This am., when he registered a 101.5 degree fever I yanked the patch off.[O.K. there is more to the story, but I won't bore you] His Chemo Doc was not in favor of the patch to begin with and when we got to his office this am, he was glad it was gone. I really questioned him about needing to reapply smaller doses to let John come down off of the 50 mcg slowly.[John got mad at me, says I was too pushy with the Doctor] He said the Hydrocodone John is taking would stop any withdrawal symptoms. If it does not, I am going to be as mad as the proverbial Wet Hen! I do hope this thread will be of benefit to others who need to use this drug. It works great for many people, but it just did not work for us. Amy


CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease

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