Fortunately I've been pretty pain free the last year despite the mets. Most of my pain has been from nerve damage and inflammation. Generally it's been bearable and I have a high threshold for pain. However, I've found that I'm not admitting to my somewhat increased pain in fear that it's an acknowledgement of disease progression. I finally vocalized that in support group yesterday and the general consensus was what I already knew. Get something to take care of the pain.
So today I emailed my oncologist and said I needed something a little stronger than ibuprofen for the periods of acute pain. The chronic pain is still bearable, but there are times it's not. So within an hour or two I had a prescription for Oxycodone (5mg tablets). My oncologist is a palliative care specialist - board-certified and fellowship trained in hospice and palliative medicine. My oncologist is an amazing person. I'm one lucky patient.
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