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Is Fentanyl Effective At Treating Pain Due To Pancreatitis?
Question: My husband have merkel cell for the last 2.5 years he had surgery in the mama first time and they performed 3 metastasis near the primary . They did aPET SCAN and it was metastasis in the liver, abdomen and pelvis he start taking Chemo with a great success no even vomiting and disappearing the little balls. Two weeks ago after chemo he had a big pain and he develop pancreatitis now he is in hospice in the house but I do not like they are given him fentanyl 50, he come back some times but most of the time he is out. We have being married for 58 years .HE IS 78 now and had a stroke in 2001 hemiplegic but I feel horrible. Waiting for advise
Brief Answer:
Fentanyl 50 can be reduced
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking
It is good news that chemotherapy had good results in terms of disease progression
But now as you said after pancreatitis he developed pain. I believe he has taken the medication for the pancreatitis
One of side effects of fentanyl its sleepiness, so in my opinion if he have such side effects the dose can be reduced to 25
Feel free to ask further
Regards
Fentanyl 50 can be reduced
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking
It is good news that chemotherapy had good results in terms of disease progression
But now as you said after pancreatitis he developed pain. I believe he has taken the medication for the pancreatitis
One of side effects of fentanyl its sleepiness, so in my opinion if he have such side effects the dose can be reduced to 25
Feel free to ask further
Regards
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