Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 100 | Hi, just wanted to chime in, I think it is important that you talk it over with your doctor but I don't think it is too unusual to still be experiencing pain. It looks like my wife had her surgery about a week before you and we are still using a lot of pain medication. Her pain has generally moved around from the fore arm flap area, to a PEG infection, and now to mouth and throat sores while going through radiation. Don't know what you are using for the pain but I would encourage you to keep using your pain meds and if they don't seem to be working, ask for a different one. I know the top of our dresser looks like a pharmacy but we have been told that you want your body to concentrate on healing not dealing with the pain.
Tom-CG to wife, Pam 46@dx Stage IV Tongue Cancer T2N2C Dx 6/08, Surgery 7/08, 3 nodes positive 9/08 33IMRT/7Carbo/Taxol 4/09 node biopsy positive, mets to lungs/stomach 5/09 Cisplatin or Cis/Alimta study 6/09 Cis/Taxotere 9/09 Taxotere 1/10 Xeloda 3/10 Cetuximab weekly 6/29/10 lost battle
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