My sisters been given 18 to 24months to live with cervical cancer n now its spread to her lymph nodes n behind behind her stomach... so now shes been getting bad pains in her legs n cramp... and wet herself in bed while sleeping... shes recently had a mri n pet scan it's not spread to her bones... but we get her results on the 4th Feb.. I just want to no why shes hvin such pain like this and what she should be asking about for pain relief shes stubborn n will just deal with the pain without seeking advice need advice thank you.
Hi
Often pain from cancer can come when a tumour presses on a nerve and there will certainly be options that can be offered - even drugs that might not normally be available due to possible addiction risk. I have know cases where people do not want to take pain killers as they feel things are supposed to hurt and some people say that the pain can make them feel more alive.
My wife sometimes gets cramps, in particular at night and when she spoke to our GP about this they did some blood tests and found she was slightly deficient in some simple minerals - a short course of supplements really helped her.
<<hugs>>
Steve
