Please share an interesting fact about dealing with pain from cancer.

Ignore: Matching the potency of pain medication to the severity of pain. Using pain medicine atc(fixed timin.

Ignore: Even a single dose of radiation can help relieve pain from cancer in the bone.

Ignore: Seeing a pain specialist early on may help, especially if a nerve block is needed.

Ignore: There is no such thing as a max dose of narcotics. Meds should be titrated carefully to max relief.

Ignore: Insist on the goal of 24 hour pain control.

Ignore: Pain can be from many reasons; most commonly from Metastasis,Nerve compression,Neuropathy & anxiety.

Ignore: Pain stinks! Ask for help. Less pain will improve your outlook, and help towards possible healing.

Ignore: Pain can be managed with oral long-acting opioids, opioid or analgesic skin patches, and epidurals.

Ignore: In addition to medications, physical therapy, acupuncture, and massage may help cancer pain.

Research: Research suggests exercise elevates the quality of life & physical well-being of cancer patients.

Ignore: Cancer pain is caused by many things and therefore narcotics are not always the best option.

Ignore: Pain from cancer or any other source can be tempered by living your life to the fullest.

Forgotten symptom: Sometimes physicians can neglect asking patients about pain control. If we do, please bring it up. Do not suffer silently in pain.

Ignore: When dealing with cancer caused pain it is best to stay ahead and not get behind in taking pain meds.

Ignore: There is no "maximum" dose of opiate pain medicine. The right dose is whatever you need!

Ignore: Anti inflammatories, like ibuprophen and decadron (dexamethasone) for nerve compression pain work well.

Ignore: Clinical trial at Indiana university is adding trileptal to morphine in severe cancer pain.