 Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 97 | Hi Michelle-
Sound like he is doing well- for me, the pain came on gradually after about the 3rd week, it got worse over about the next two weeks and that's when I ramped up the painkillers, first Tylenol, then Vicodin, then to Fentanyl patches. At one point it started hurting so much to swallow that I was avoiding drinking and eating and that's when the doctor put me on the fentanyl which has some side effects but was worth it. I didn't have a peg tube. It's important to be honest with the doctor about how much it hurts and not try to tough it out.
Melissa
Age 36. Four years of fighting Stage 4 Skull Base Cancer
Can't even fit it in the signature line. I've tried it all! 5 surgeries, IMRT, cyberknife, cisplatin, erbitux, AIM, taxotere, carboplatin.
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