Forum: Cancer Pain

Now, I know you're all going to think I'm a complete wuss but trust me, the pain is real. A couple of days after I was told I had lung cancer, I had...

My almost 23-year-old brother has germ cell cancer with mets in his spine, pelvis, hip, back, lung, and liver. He has a lot of pain down his leg and...

My husband's in a very good clinic, with a team for everything. The pain has been a problem - hydromorph and oxycodone only helped a bit - the doctor...

my mom was put on 10 days of radiation to help with the bone mets to help her pain and it isn't helping one bit! Anyone else have the same...

Well I finally got my disgnosis (Carcinoma of Unknown Primary) and they started me on my chemo treatment last Wednesday along with giving me a shot...

Firstly I would like to tell you ,,Hi''. My name is Asia ,I'm from Poland and sorry for my English (I still learning). I don't know where I should...

Hey everyone i am 15 years old and i have type 1 diabetes, i have been experiencing weird eye twitches they do not happen often only when i am at...

I am 61 y/o and 10 1/2 years into full menopause. I am scheduled next week for a complete mammo and an ultrasound of my right underarm. I have been...

My father recently was diagnosed as terminally ill. he initally had stomach cancer, though an opeeration to remove his stomach was sucessful. ...

What pain medication do you feel works the best im currently on oxycodone HCL 30 MG and it helps alot is anyone else on the same thing or is there...

Hi, I didnt know where to post this but I think its ok place for such information. If you're or have a relative who is terminally ill, there is a...

My mom finished her treatment of PCI to the brain after going through chemo and radiation for her limited SCLC in which all the screens came back...

I am an RN and Phd student at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing. Along with my adviser Christine Miaskowski RN, PhD,...

My dad just finished radiotherapy, 10 sessions for his brain metastases. His bowel movements are every 3 days, we gave him a laxative today just so...

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Im 23 going to be 24 on 11/14. I have been smoking since I was 18. Somedays rather heavily. Just Monday i started experiencing weird flashes of...

Three months since an initial round of chemo and radiation for cervical cancer, and I've been having significant muscle and joint pain, weakness and...

My son can't bite down. He says it makes his mouth hurt- I said the entire jaw/mouth area kinda burns. I am struggling to find different things...

Brief history, Back in January, my friend had colon resection removing 18in of bowel, no bag was needed. He was up and going and out of the...

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To everyone who is on theis forum,i just want to say i have been on here for months now,and even know i lost my father in June of this year to...

Hey guys! 20 year old male here. I don't currently have insurance but at this point i'm ready to just foot the bill and go to the hospital because...

My fiance was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his knee almost 2 years ago (when he was 20). It has now spread to his lungs, back, lymphnodes, abdomin...

Background I am currently undergoing chemo for Stage IIIC colon cancer. I had 8 treatments spaced out once a day every two weeks. They then...

im 3 weeks post op and have already been drained 3 times was told i would need to attend seroma cliinic twice a week as im producing alot of fluid,i...

Hi guys, I've been having this "tight throat" sensation for a few days. It started off in my chest area feeling like vomit was coming up but my...

[Also posted in the Lung Cancer Forum] Hello all, As some of you know my dear friend is undergoing radiation right now (as well as chemo) and...

My mom was diagnosed w/ stage 4 NSCLC 5 months ago. Pain has been managed by meds up to date. Terrible week with throwing up brown stuff and...

Has anyone had to take these shots and if so did your oncologist get upset when you had to take your pain meds every 4 hours or so because your bones...

anyone with any advice? really cant find painkillers that are working for me :(

Does anyone have experience with the chemo drug metabolizing much to slowly or not at all creating a toxic effect in the body? The drug I'm on now is...

I was diagnosed with Small Cell Cervical Cancer in February and after a radical hysterectomy in March, I started chemo at the end of March and was...

I signed up for a free skin cancer screening at my local clinic. I'm curious if anybody knows what is a skin cancer screening? Do they just look at...

:cry: I wrote this on the Leukemia Forum. But everything hurts so bad and I just need help!!! How do I get rid of all this pain!! My back and sides...

My mom is stage IV Lung Cancer that has metastisized to her femur resulting in a full out break in which she had surgery to install a titanium rod...

My ribs hurt for no reason, and just all of a sudden. My parents think its because of smoking. I honestly dont know why. It has been happening for...

Do you guys do anything or take anything to help deal with the day to day aches & soreness throughout your body? Some days I'll wake up feeling OK...

I am a hemophiliac who got Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis, then Primary liver cancer through bad blood products. I have constant pain and nausea. Because...

Hi all, my name is Francesco. I'm italian , so my english is so and so. Days ago they diagnosed me neoplasia in my pharynx with extension to...

my husband was doing ok with the radiation until last week they gave him a week break but he is having problems eating her has pain in his throat bad...

I have an unusual form of lymphoma located in my bones --- not my lymph nodes. (Non-hodgekins anaplastic large cell lymphoma involving T-cells.) ...

Hello everyone, my mom is a stage IV colon cancer patient who had recently completely her chemotherapy (Avastin) and her scan results showed drastic...

I have had a chronic pain in my hip(at the dimple right side) for about a year. The Dr. has had me one many drugs including muscle relaxers and...

Hi all Breakthrough cancer pain is a major challenge for 75 percent of adult cancer patients, according to new survey findings released by the...

After being diagnosed with cervical cancer in February 2009, I went through 33 radiation treatments and 6 chemo (ciplastine). I went through the...

the last couple days my wife has been having severe abdominal pain. she has had in pain since the whole colon cancer thing started. But the have...

My mother has non-hodgkins lymphoma which started in the throat area and is now in her abdomen. The doctor said it is a very aggressive form of...

Im new to the site. This may be in the wrong section, but several yrs ago a best friend discovered she was in the later stages of uterian cancer...

Hi all, I would like to know if anyone can tell me how big does a right sided abdominal mesenteric lymphoma have to be to cause pain? Thank you and...