Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain In The Abdomen While Treating Stage-4 Esophageal Cancer
Hello. Oral chemo drugs are an option
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. I understand your concern for your wife.
Since injectable chemotherapy has been tried and the patient is still upright, we can have certain options for her. First of all, you must know that pain is due to cancer itself and anything which kills cancer cells will help to relieve pain.
Another injectable drug in small doses which will help to maintain the quality of life can be tried and one such drug is NAB-paclitaxel. It can be given in small weekly doses. Another option is Tegafur-uracil drug which is an oral drug.
Pain can be controlled by either increasing the dose of morphine by patient controlled analgesia or by adding nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Once chemo starts working, the pain will decrease.
Moreover, pain can be decreased by alternative methods of medicine like Ayurveda, yoga, physiotherapy etc.
Please discuss these options with your primary care provider.
Thanks and regards