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Suggest Remedy To Relieve Back Pain And Abdominal Swelling In Elderly
My father in law has his bladder removed a year ago stage iv bladder cancer, prostate and urethra removed also . He has been being treated with chemotheraphy since October with not good results. Lymphnode in abdominal region swelled and causing great back pain. They have stopped chemo and want to do a radiation regime 5 days a week to shrink lymphnode. He is 87 years old blood pressure in erratic and had a fever of 108 on antibiotic now. My question is do we call in hospice now and is there anything more they can do to aleve his pain? He is also on Oxycontin. Thank you
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Hi there.
Usually there will be severe pain in cancer patients. This is usually treated with Morphine and in some cases nerve ablation if the pain is not controlled even with nerve or ganglion blocks. You must discuss these options with his Doctor for other methods of treatment for the pain.
Usually there will be severe pain in cancer patients. This is usually treated with Morphine and in some cases nerve ablation if the pain is not controlled even with nerve or ganglion blocks. You must discuss these options with his Doctor for other methods of treatment for the pain.
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