Thanks, Deb.  I couldn't remember who talked about these, I was thinking it was
either you or Donelle, but I wasn't sure.  I'll tell her about them, she can
work it out with her doc.

Denise

--- On Mon, 3/2/09, deb vamdembos <debbied31@...> wrote:
From: deb vamdembos <debbied31@...>
Subject: Re: [colon_cancer_support] Pain patch question
To: colon_cancer_support@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 11:03 PM












Hey Denise sorry to hear about your friend.

I believe the patches Joe was on were called Fentaynel (sp) patches



33yrold husband Joe,

diagnosed with CC in Sept,

resection on Sept 27th 2004

mets to abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

open wound from infection until Jan 2005

Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

folfox added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines :(

May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000



Chemo is DONE June 6th 2005. NED

First week of July 2006 ascites starts.

Rediagnosed July 9th 2006 , surgery not an option, cancer spread throughout
abdomen.

Aug 6 , chemo started Folfiri w/Avastin

Joe decided to end all treatment.

Oct 1st 2007 Joe enters Hospice care at home. Never has hospital bed, or any
other aids.

Joseph Peter VandenBos Jr. passed away

Oct 27, 2006 at the age of 35 yrs old , with me by his side.stubborn to the end

Joe's last saying "Remember me how I was not how I am"



--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Denise Dawson <mystc1celt@yahoo. com> wrote:



From: Denise Dawson <mystc1celt@yahoo. com>

Subject: [colon_cancer_ support] Pain patch question

To: colon_cancer_ support@yahoogro ups.com

Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 5:04 PM



I know somebody in here has talked about a pain patch that was apparently very
effective. I have a friend who's in terrible pain from back and whatever other
problems she's having right now and can't get her pain under control. Whatever
the doctor has prescribed hasn't lasted long enough for her so her husband
decided to give her some of his Darvocet in between doses. Yesterday she became
so overmedicated she didn't know where she was, didn't know who was there,
doesn't remember anything that happened and ended up in the ER after a fall.



Anyway, if someone can remind me what it was, I'll suggest she ask the doctor if
it's something she can have.



Thanks, y'all

Denise



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