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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | It's not advisable to stop any prescription pain pill "cold turkey" bt most posters on OCF did not have any major issues in reducing their dosage as the pain subsides. The key is to take it slow.
I've been on both sides of opiate use : done for recreation when truly normal and for pain relief for the new normal. I don't think you husband is "addicted" in any way, he just needs a schedule to reduce dosage. Doctors should be more explicit in my opinion in helping quit taking pain pills with instructions on splitting pills when possible as a wind down after getting smaller dosages.
Mouth ulcers were indeed terrible and seltzer water helped me even though it burned.
Charm
Last edited by Charm2017; 07-03-2010 04:57 PM. Reason: toned it down
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 126 | Yes, there do seem to be quite a few of you.  15 mg. of Oxy 3-4X/day doesn't sound like much. Gordon was on 40 mg every 4 hrs. during the day and 60 mg. every 4 yrs. at night, and this was on the advice of the pain management Dr. The highest daily total dose he took was 300 mg. He's now down to 5 mg. 4X/day and will stay there until he's off the patch (now at 12 mcg. - it comes off tomorrow night). I think he must have had either a very low tolerance for pain or an incredibly high amount of pain. It's all so subjective. I'm glad to hear you had an easier time of it, because the withdrawal is just awful. Anne
Anne - CG to Gordon (59), non-smoker/non-drinker. SCC, BOT, HPV 16+, stage 3. Jan./10 - radical neck dissection to remove 48 lymph nodes, 1 node pos. Apr. 23/10 - finished 35 rad. and 3 cisplatin. Jul. 22/10 - PET scan clear.
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I have commented often over the years about the abundance of Davids on this site. I doubt that they will add "The Name David" to list of known OC causes as they would have to do a 50 year study but if you know anyone about to name their soon to be born son advise them they may be a future risk of OC. JMO
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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