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Pain Management Discussions

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Constipation
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Taking pain meds,increases the risk of constipatiion. I have triedeverything from over the counter. Does anyone has any suggestions. 
005/01/08 Message Rating
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Correlation between chemo and ...
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Hi... since beginning chemo (Xeloda now 5FU) my wife has developed severe pain in her knees.  The oncologist believes it could be nerve distress.  Any...
003/31/08 Message Rating
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localized pain after radiation...
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hi everyone, my dad had a radiation procedure called 'cyberknife' done for throat cancer around august of 07. the procedure involved 5 sessions of radiation (ve...
001/31/08 Message Rating
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PAIN 1 YEAR AFTER CHEMO
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I keep reading on you girls and the pain after Chemo, I had Dose Dense Chemo followed by Femara, and then after many visits 2 weekly for over a year to the ONC ...
001/27/08 Message Rating
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help I need some answers fast
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Hi everyone I am new to this site and have been reading a lot of past posts. Its 5am and I can't sleep for wanting answers.  My husband has stage 4 col...
010/14/07 Message Rating
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post mastectomy pain syndrome
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Hi, my mother is now suffering seven years with post mastectomy pain syndrome.  In South Africa we yet could not find any doctor to help, and we've see...
109/13/07 Message Rating
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Last stage symptoms of Cancer ...
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My Mother in law suffer from lung cancer and almost in Last stage. Kindly tell me how to cope up with this stage? What will be the symptoms . Awaiting...
009/10/07 Message Rating
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Shoulder pain after dissection
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Does anyone have bad shoulder pain after your dissection?
004/17/07 Message Rating
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the lonely patient
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I am a physician and author of THE LONELY PATIENT: How we experience illness (Harper Collins). I have received comments from many bloggers and patients that my ...
004/06/07 Message Rating
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Radation for pain
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My husband has mesothelioma which has been treated with cemo-now they want to try radation for pain management-His kidneys are working 1.5 %-They now are trying...
003/25/07 Message Rating
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Duragesic pain patch vs. Oxyco...
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Hello all,Quick debatable question. Which seems to be most effective for pain management Duragesic patch or Oxycontin? My mom is on Oxycontin 20 mg q 12hr and 5...
303/20/07 Message Rating
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are doctors really on your sid...
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i have a recurrance of seminoma. It was discovered several months ago. The oncologist after delivering his idea of a treatment i affectionately call search and ...
001/04/07 Message Rating
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Pain Managment/ Barrett
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I am really truly sorry to hear about your mom Barrett. I can only say this, look upon these last days,weeks or months ( god willing, years)and know you did the...
001/26/06 Message Rating
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Symptoms Before Death
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My husband has stage 4 and is wondering what some of the symptoms are if you are not having pain before death, or will there always be pain?
011/13/05 Message Rating
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Leimeiosarcoma- Pain Managemen...
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My mom has just been told her sarcoma spread from her leg, where it returned after a 5% chance, to her abdomen, and now her lungs. They wont operate b/c they sa...
010/30/05 Message Rating
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Fighting Cancer Pain?
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Hi. I recently heard about a nationwide study opening for patients in pain related to or associated with cancer. To participate, you must be between the ages of...
108/04/05 Message Rating
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Advice on Pain
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hi my dad has just been told he has mm he is 78 and in terrible pain we cant seem to control it he has many other things wrong with him health wise and we are ...
007/24/05 Message Rating
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How to Deal With Pain?
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My father is 58 and was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer with metastases to the lymph nodes and possibly the spine, six weeks ago. He is undergoing a course ...
302/01/05 Message Rating
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Post-mastectomy pain syndrome
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Hello - I'm wondering if anyone else has had experience with intense, unrelenting burning pain after a mastectomy, in the armpit and on the incision. It's been...
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What symptoms (pain, physiolog...
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I'm 38 and I may have prostate cancer. If I do, and it is malignant, and I choose to do nothing about it, and I happen to die because of it; what symptoms will ...
008/25/03 Message Rating
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Pain
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My husband has kidney cancer that has spread to the femur bone. He had the kidney removed and a cadaver put in place of the right femur. This was in the last si...
404/01/03 Message Rating
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Pain
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My sister Michele is in so much pain. Her legs and back hurt. She has tried everything to control it and some she cannot stomach. Just having cancer is bad e...
101/28/03 Message Rating
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Adhesions
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My name is Angie and I am 30 years of age. I have had surgery 2x for removal of tumor and lymphnodes in the small intestines. (rare type of disease). After my...
101/23/03 Message Rating
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Massage therapy for cancer pai...
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I am a massage therapist in Dallas interested in working with cancer patients to help relieve the pain and other symptoms often felt from treatments. Has anyone...
007/29/02 Message Rating
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