I was hoping whomever diagnosed your husband would be able to give him some pain meds. Wasn’t he getting any local care? Or did he go right from diagnosis to referral to Mayo with no meds for the pain? Or, was he not taking any meds for discomfort but now needs them?
I’m not sure about a primary care physician helping in this case. Usually when a case is switched to oncology, the primary care provider is secondary. I can’t understand the gastro dr not wanting to help. It’s a pain med, it’s not hard to type in an order to a pharmacy for a week’s worth of meds. Oy…

I know palliative care is always available to cancer patients. But that takes time to set up as well so at this late date his pain management would be by his team at Mayo. He’ll get everything he can possibly need there. But it’s a long week in the mean time!

I don’t know what meds your husband is currently taking if this would interfere, but I had a situation for a few days where I was unable to take pain meds due to kidney and liver damage. I was able, however to take some CBD gummies. That took the edge off the pain…from a level 15 down to about an 8…on that grimace scale in doctors’ offices (of 1-10) Just a thought…

If you placed a call to your husband’s new doctor at Mayo, you may still hear back from his nurse practitioner or coordinator. They often return calls near the end of the day. But generally if patients haven’t been seen yet it’s really hard these days to get drugs for pain. It’s not just Mayo, it’s every medical practice in the US.
However if he has a doctor at the Phoenix Campus, by name, and he has scheduled appointments…maybe, just maybe??
It wouldn’t hurt to call again to speak with a nurse coordinator with the doctor he’ll be seeing.

Keep me posted. Maybe someone else will pop in with some ideas. I hope your husband finds some relief!