Dragan is absolutely correct - methadone is a potent pain killer and very effective, how it compares to Dugagesic (Fentanyl) I do not know but it is listed in the schedule of narcotics for long term pain relief in the NCCN adult cancer pain control guidelines.


Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)