Hello everyone,
My husband is very sensitive to heavy drugs. I mean he hates how they make him feel and can't tolerate them. He get's clammy, hot, sick to his stomach, his thoughts jump around, he can't sleep, etc....
He had major surgery in June (free-flap, jaw replaced with leg bone, skin graph) and has just completed radiation/chemo 3 weeks ago. He has taken Percocet for many months along with Advil and they are no longer helping. The Dr. tried a Fentenol (spelling?)patch on him the other day and after 1 1/2 days he tore it off. In the hospital he had a strong reaction to a drug they gave him after surgery which was a morphine type I believe. Is there another drug you could suggest or a way of administering it slowly we should ask about? He is almost in tears from the pain. I can't watch it and I hate my kids seeing him suffer so. We are seeing the Dr. tomorrow and he said he'd have another plan for him. He had wanted Kyle to just suffer through the first few days on the patch because side effects tend to settle down. He just couldn't do it.
Thanks for your input.
Sincerely,
Tamara (Kyle's wife)

Kyle - Tumor in tongue removed 3/07 - Chemo/rad followed. Tumor again in part tongue/base mouth/part of neck and around jaw - 6/08 - Chemo/rad followed. Age - 43 non smoker