 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Geo,
His pain meds are pretty lightweight. They might work for a toothache but they simply not adequate pain management for his condition. He has a basic patient right to better pain management and there are guidelines in the NCCN Oncology Practice Guidelines, link located on the main pages, for adult cancer pain management. When describing his pain levels to the doctor (typically the MO is the best choice for pain management) use the 0-10 scale with 10 being "unbearable" pain.
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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