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Is Oxycodone Effective In Managing Hand And Leg Pain After Chemotherapy
Question: hand and leg pain after chemo is Oxocodene effective
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Hello,
Yes, Oxycodone is an extremely strong opiate pain medication. But as it is so strong, it also has significant side effects of sedation (and resulting confusion) and constipation. It is a potent narcotic.
If you are not already on a narcotic pain killer, rather than going to the strongest one available, you might want to talk with your doctor about a slightly less potent one that might still be effective. I would go up in a step wise fashion rather than going directly to oxycodone, which is used typically immediately after surgery or for really extreme pain.
You might also want to try acupuncture. If you wan to try this, I recommend finding a practitioner who was actually trained in China rather than in the US. In addition, if there isn't some relief after the 3rd treatment, it is probably not going to work for you.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can help further.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Yes, Oxycodone is an extremely strong opiate pain medication. But as it is so strong, it also has significant side effects of sedation (and resulting confusion) and constipation. It is a potent narcotic.
If you are not already on a narcotic pain killer, rather than going to the strongest one available, you might want to talk with your doctor about a slightly less potent one that might still be effective. I would go up in a step wise fashion rather than going directly to oxycodone, which is used typically immediately after surgery or for really extreme pain.
You might also want to try acupuncture. If you wan to try this, I recommend finding a practitioner who was actually trained in China rather than in the US. In addition, if there isn't some relief after the 3rd treatment, it is probably not going to work for you.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can help further.
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