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I would most certainly share this with your doctors and techs before any scan. They should prescribe some pain killers and tell you how/when to take them. If you are concerned about how you'll react, you might include a trial dose for the day before so you can get used to it.
This sounds like untreated severe pain, and as a cancer patient you should not have to solve this problem yourself. Please be in touch with your doctors. It seems like you might need pain control 24/7. It is always best to keep the control continuous rather than waiting for a spike. I've had chronic pain for 50 years but now that I'm a cancer patient I have better pain control in general because doctors are less hesitant to prescribe in a oncological situation. Wishing you the best.
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Thank you. I am mildly discouraged at the response I received when I asked the oncology office for help. I don't feel her response recognized my sincere (I am not a complainer or hypochondriac which is a little how I felt) concern about the pain and discomfort and how it could affect the quality of the scans they need to determine what is occurring with my cancer. I was advised to take 2 Advil and a Xanax for my claustrophobia (which they already knew about). Anyhow, the scans are tomorrow and I'll do my best and hope for one of my good days with little to no pain.