Re: SoCalGal feeling So-so
Flori,
I am so sorry to hear of your pain and continued struggles! I agree with Lani's suggestion of a TENs unit and I would ask for an eval with a pain management specialist. In the short run, opiates do make you feel sluggish. I hated them, too. However, the pain is clearly debilitating and dominating your life. It is interfering with your ability to even modestly enjoy life. I think I would take the NORCO and see if it gives some relief. If your pain is managed you can see more clearly through the forest to find a path through the treatment. The hope is that the rads will be effective and when the post-treatment inflammation subsides you will be able to go onward pain free.
Hang in there, Flori! I wish I could give you a hug. I'll send one cross country via cyberspace now! Thanks for the update. I have been worried about you.
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Smile On!
Laurel
Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara
15 Years NED
I think I just might hang around awhile....
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