Pain management

  • 8 replies
  • 78 subscribers
  • 353 views

Hi I have been diagnosed stage 4 lung cancer and am waiting to see if I can have immunotherapy, my pain is very bad and I am finding it difficult to get the dose of morphine right. Has anybody else had trouble controlling the pain? 
it does not help the anxiety I think a viscous circle is happening.

Thanks in advance 

  • Hi   I am sorry to hear you are struggling with pain. Please do reach out to your medical team to discuss this with them, no one should be in pain. 

    Anxiety can certainly play a big part. I will pop a link below to an information sheet that you may find helpful. 

    impacts-of-cancer/anxiety

    Chelle 

    Try to be a rainbow,in somebody else's cloud
    Maya Angelou

    Community Champion badge
  • Codine has helped so far.,.no overly strong but been enough x

  • Hello Jazzy I too have been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.  Im finding i have pain in my calf muscles which can be quite unbearable at times, nothing i find seems to help.  We can't take ibrophren or anti inflammitary meds.  Ive asked my oncologists about physio, im waiting to hear back from them, i can let you know what they say if you would like. I do wish you all the best on your journey.  Slight smile

  • Hi my cancer nurse does not like me taking ibuprofen she wants me to take paracetamol which I do with the morphine but if it gets really bad I do take nurofen I think they worry about upsets if you take too much. 
    iv just come back from oncologist and I can have immunotherapy which seems to be a good thing, nice to have good news for a change, good luck to you with everything 

  • Can you speak to your palliative care  team about the pain? My dad took morphine for a while but it made him too drowsy. We reduced the dose and tried pregabalin which was helpful. 

  • I didnt think of that, I will leave a message with his secretary.  Thank you

  • Hi

    I was advised not to take anti inflammatry as it can effect the electinib, but i will ask.

    Thank you

  • Oh thank you that’s very interesting I will look into that.x