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Believe51 · 01-08-2009, 02:40 PM

Still battling pain and cannot wait to start some kind of treatment since we know it would lighten up.

Just a little update on his pain meds. He uses the Fentanyl patch, Oxycontin, Tramadol and Percocets (for breakthrough pain). Things are much better but when one is in that much pain not much can help.

Atleast he can get the pain dulled a bit so he can sleep. This was a major concern since he did not get REM sleep for months with the previous brain mets. We will be scheduling an appointment at our pain management clinic at the Cancer Center but we needed to get all the important appointments finished first.

Thanks for all you do!! You guys are the best!>>Believe51

01-08-2009, 02:40 PM	#10
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Still battling pain and cannot wait to start some kind of treatment since we know it would lighten up. Just a little update on his pain meds. He uses the Fentanyl patch, Oxycontin, Tramadol and Percocets (for breakthrough pain). Things are much better but when one is in that much pain not much can help. Atleast he can get the pain dulled a bit so he can sleep. This was a major concern since he did not get REM sleep for months with the previous brain mets. We will be scheduling an appointment at our pain management clinic at the Cancer Center but we needed to get all the important appointments finished first. Thanks for all you do!! You guys are the best!>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!