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Recurrent metastatic cervical cancer pain: Tips to relieve pain?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Feb 10, 2021 | Replies (5)Comment receiving replies
@ellenkk I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and her ongoing pain. It must be so difficult for both of you. Do her doctors feel that her leg pain is directly connected to her cancer? Have they investigated whether something in the original cancer site might be pressing on a nerve and causing the pain? I would think that the intrathecal infusion would be helping—has it been increased?
Asking for a referral to a pain doctor or clinic might be your next step. Is there a large medical center somewhat near that you could go to?
You really want this taken care of so it doesn’t become any worse. Please let us know what happens. Becky
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Thank you for your post Becky. They have been unable to specifically determine if the cause of the pain is related to the tumor or from her surgery or radiation. They do think it is nerve related. She has had her pain pump increased several times. She has a pain team at University of Chicago that is supposed to be the best. Unfortunately, any adjustments to the pump or oral medications are either ineffective or very short lasting. We are hoping this new round of chemo will cause tumor shrinkage and decrease the pain. We are still waiting for that to happen.