I'm curious about the solutions to this pain. My brother has continued to have debilitating pain 2 months post surgery - although it is on the opposite side from the cancer. The docs said the opposite jaw bone is acting like a meat hook and trying to support the rest of the face (the right lower and part of the right upper jaw have been removed as well as 90% of the tongue, the floor of his mouth and part of his throat). Anyway, he was receiving injections at the local emergency room - don't know what it was but the doctor there said it was what they give women in labor. The pain team has since put him on a low dose of morphine, but that is not helping much, either. They seem to be leaning toward an injection to block the nerve when he returns to MD Anderson at the end of this month. Do you think the valium would work better than the morphine? He maybe having two seperate pain issues, one where his jaw hurts and he holds it most of the time and the other issue is terrible headaches where all he can do is lay down and hold his head in his hands. I know his wife rubs his shoulders and neck alot and after reading your posts I bet the headaches are connected to that.
Chuck, I hope you have gotten your pain under control by now.
Best wishes,
Tonya