How is everyone dealing with cancer pain?
Presently, the subscapular pain due to the cancer in my spine and ribs has been particularly bad, with sharp, stabbing pain. The pain in my left hip has moderated greatly. then moved to my right hip, and has moderated a lot the past week, so the left subscapilar pain is still the focal point of pain. I got back on Celebrex this week, since I can now use Tylenol, in moderation, which is a Cox 2 inhibitor, one type of pain that Tylenol is good for dealing with. It was able to help me reduce my need for morphine, but after 3 days of going cold turkey to get off morphine, I have found the kind of pain morphine is good for removing, has still been needed as the pain level reaches 9 and 10 at times. Since my histotripsy I received in Oregon, 10/23/25, about 1/3 of my cancer was ablated from the 2 larges masses, which allowed me to get back on Tylenol products when needed. I have been acutely aware that one cannot live with level 9 and 10 level pain, no matter how hard one tries. I used ice packs, gabapentin, and alternated with hot backs, and did contrast therapy, and whirlpool, and am waiting to receive a pulsed ultrasound from China, and don't know when it will arrive, as it's being held up with tariffs, though taxes, and duties were prepaid. When my friend Dr. Howard returns from Spain, he told me to come to his house and we will try various modalities, as he doesn't want to see me on pain meds anymore than I have to. The cryoablation is scheduled for the 21st of this month, which should remove 90% of my pain generation, and pain meds that go with it. How is everyone else dealing with their cancer pain?