Michael--Dad was the same with the morphine. After much "advocating" on my part, he got off morphine, ,on to shots of a painkiller that starts with a D...gotta go look in up in the notes again, some Benedryl (through IV, which helped with sleep), Tyelnol with Codeine in liquid form 15 minutes before every "meal" of liquids & soft foods and allowed him to eat. Seth and your folks can help advocate with the staff if you keep them in tune with exactly how you feel. When do you get out? Discomfort continues at home, so getting the pain meds worked out there is good. I am so proud of you for such a terrific attitude! Hang in there, kiddo...


Daughter of 75-yr-old Dad with tongue cancer (T3NOMO) surgery and rt neck dissec 4/27/05; completed 27 X IMRT on 7/01/05; recurrance w/ surgical removal of another SCC tumor on 10/7 (he's also nonHodgkins lymphoma survivor since 1/94)