Pain is one of the many symptoms of Mesothelioma cancer. Different parts of your body can be isolated with pain. There are several key points to note when you are experiencing Mesothelioma pain.
- The pain from Mesothelioma can usually be, at least, partially relieved.
If you are still feeling severe pain after completing your doctors treatment, see a pain specialist or have your personal doctor consult with a pain specialist. Pain specialists may be oncologists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, other doctors, nurses, or pharmacists. A pain control team may also include psychologists and social workers.
If you cannot find a pain specialist or pain program, contact a cancer center, or the oncology department of your local hospital or medical clinic. You can look online for reputable doctors and pain specialits. Use a respected website for directories of local doctors and medical agencies.
- Controlling your pain is part of your cancer treatment.
- Keep your pain from starting and keeping it from flairing up.
- Although addiction to opioids (pain medication) are frequent, when you follow the directions statistics say you won't get addicted.
Addiction is one of the most common fear of people taking pain medicine. That very same fear may even keep people from taking the medicine. Or it may cause friends or family to advise you to hold off on the medication.
Addiction is defined as uncontrollable drug craving, seeking, and continued use. When opioids (also known as narcotics) -- the strongest pain relievers available, are taken for pain, they rarely cause addiction as defined here. When you are ready to stop taking opioids, the doctor will lower the amount of medicine you are taking over a few days or weeks. By the time you stop using it completely, your body has had time to adjust. Talk to your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about how to take pain medicines safely and about any concerns you have about addiction.