SharonD: My husband finally was relieved of pain when he received 150 mcg of Fentanyl intradermal patch. Before this he was receiving Roxicet (liquid form of Percocet, which seemed to be covering the pain all the way up to the last chemo treatment).

In addition, once the Fentanyl kicked in (which is 24-30 hours after application of the patch), a liquid form of morphine called Roxenal finally worked for him.

As I posted earlier, he did end up in the hospital because he was so dehydrated from not taking anything in orally and the pain was so extreme. At this point, the full affects of the Fentanyl had not yet kicked in.

While in the hospital, he was given Decadron (steroid) which helped very much in decreasing the swelling inside of the mouth.

To give you hope, just 2 days after the completion of his treatment, he is back to speaking well, drinking boost, eating soup and taking full liquids with pain well controlled.

If you do anything, don't ask, but tell your doctor you need something better to control your pain!