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@pmerrill54

I put this in as a new post rather than as a reply…
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When I was first diagnosed I was given morphine for pain. It worked, but it is slow acting and that meant a lot of ups and downs, including at night. My insurance got some reason didn’t cover an oxycodone product so my palliative care team member put me on a low dose fentanyl patch. That was extremely effective and when the time came, I had no trouble getting off by taking one step with even litter dose.

I would ask your PCP or Mayo team for help with pain management. Don’t suffer in silence! And good luck!

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Thank you, Pmerrill54. I still don’t have a team at Mayo and my biopsy is at Park Nicollet on Friday. After the results, Mayo will assign a team. I also called The U cancer center so will see what they have to say. Meanwhile, I am up most of the night every night with pain. Gummies and Tylenol are not handling it anymore. I do have some oxy left over from recent knee surgery so I may try that. But I will ask about the patch when I get a team. Much appreciate your reply.