Salivary gland cancer had my whole patroid removed with most of mine lymph nodes removed as well 9 hour operation removed all cancer but it had spread to spine and groin had 5 rounds of radiotherapy on hormone treatment but it goes then returns spine pain is worse as causes me major sciatica pain on morphine and Co codimol I can't take nothing else as had 2 heart attacks and triple bypass to boot I have good days but lately more bad days the pain is horrendous just hate seeing my family watching me suffer
Hi David. So sorry to hear how bad things are for you. Is Hospice available to you? Hospice care isn't the end. It's there to give you and your family respite where you can all get a rest, have your pain relief managed properly and return home. Could you maybe ask your GP about this?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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