My mother is suffering from extreme pain due to cancer. What can reduce the pain?

Question

The Doctor won't add the dosage cos she's on maximum dosage. There is a treatment that can cure her but it will take some time. Now, She is saying it's hurts so much, she wants to die.

What will reduce the pain (perhaps naturally)

Thank you. May GOD bless

Answer 1

She's on maximum dosage of what?  Aspirin?  Codeine? Morphine?

Where does it hurt?

What is the treatment?  I hope it's not some quackery.

The more you can tell us, the more we can suggest.

Answer 2

Try acupuncture or anything from a Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner.  It's very effective.

Answer 3

love

Answer 4

I didn't say this but..........................

I've heard pot helps cancer patients

Answer 5

I'm sorry to hear that. Cancer pain can be difficult to control.  You don't say what kind of cancer, or if it has spread, or where she is having pain, what kind of pain, so my answer can't be specific to her.

Most oncologists are very experienced dealing with cancer symptoms like pain, or have ready access to pain specialists. Some city GP's are not comfortable with prescribing high doses of narcotics because the licensing board flags doctors who do that.  (I'm a rural GP so do a little bit of everything including lots of palliative care)

I will assume she is on some kind of opioid such as morphine? If she has maxed out on the effectiveness of one narcotic, then often changing to a different one is helpful (eg, dilaudid, Fentanyl patches, methodone, even heroin)  Technically there is no such thing as a maximum dose, as long as the dosage increase still reduces pain,and you don't develop side effects.  It is the toxic metabolites and side effects that usually limit the dosage.

Several other people have suggested marijuana, and that is also a reasonable drug to try, though it is not a strong pain killer, it is a good co-analgesic.  Anti-anxiety medications sometimes help, and any kind of relaxation therapy like meditation etc.  

Don't forget about regular meds like Ibuprofen or acetominophen...they can still have a role even in severe cancer pain.  Then there are other "atypical" drugs...or "off label" drugs such as Carbemazepine, Gabapentin, or even good old Amitriptyline all of which may help with nerve pain.

If she has a tumour pressing on nerves, then radiotherapy can help shrink the tumour.

There are no herbal or "natural" treatments that work any better.  Opioids are natural...they are all derived from the opium poppy...and the synthetic versions are much more potent than opium itself

I don't believe in god, but good luck

Answer 6

I am so sorry about your mother:(  I wish I knew something that would help her, but I don't.  I wish your mother luck on feeling less pain and getting rid of cancer!

Answer 7

I am not saying it from experience - but I have heard medical marijuana is fantastic for helping cancer patients.  I don't know how many states actually have laws for medical marijuana, but I know in California you can go to a Cannabis club and purchase it with a perscription

Answer 8

Best of luck to your mother...

Answer 9

I am extremely sorry to hear about your mother's condition.

There seem to be no natural pain relievers for such a severe pain as that.

Morphine or Codeine are generally given to provide relief.  Radio-therapy helps too (if possible,  depending on location).

I hope she responds well to the treatment and recovers fully very soon!!!

Answer 10

i don't think there is anyting naturally that can cure her. I think when its her time its her time. Let the treatments cure her thats they way to go. Just reassure her and tell her u love her and to try and fight and that u love her and idon't want her to die. Its gotta be hard. Good Luck

Answer 11

I agree with OceanStar. Ask a doctor about medicinal marijuana. It doesnt have any side effects and the user will even get an appetite to eat. Marijuana is natural.

Answer 12

Well, I would  try going to a Conservative Pain Management Doctor who can prescribe another type of strong pain medicine. Your body can become immune to a pain medicine and so he needs to ween her off that type and try a different type. There are a variety of pain meds and there is no need to increase the dosage if she has become immune to it, She needs to try something else. Good Luck!

Answer 13

Since I wear one and it seems to help me with what Pain I deal with daily; I have TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury). A metallic Necklace. They idea is that it entraps pain signals to transmit to the brain. So Pain never reaches the center of the Nervous System. So one may not feel constant pain, but still may have some sensation, so this may or may not work. Also, extreme pain is to me, beyond this, but who knows if this real help or not. Since, I think that for me, what pain I deal with daily is less then many think it is. This maybe a change in my whole body makeup. So what may annoy one person, is nothing to me. I think that I do have a higher then normal pain reception?

Also, this Pain the your Mother feels? Is this from the Chemotherapy and it's from hear legs? Some vitamins to replenishes what is lost, my help. Sorry, but this thought came to mind, but a Specialist in this Field should know more. I hope that your Mom has a Good Doctor, not the many quacks out there, I sadly know a view, who don't have a clue in medical study. GL, GBuA, & TC! :D

Adding: I heard somewhat about Medical Marijuana. There are times it may help me, but I can't smoke, so it's beyond me, but this may or may not help?

Answer 14

i hope you don't get offended, but a lot of cancer patients smoke pot. please, i am not trying to be smart. some states will even prescribe it.

Answer 15

maximum dose for who, the doctor?  he isn't the one suffering.  Maybe its time for a new doctor.

Answer 16

Uses Chinese Chi Kung medical science to be possible to reduce the pain

Answer 17

This is the free alternative to chemotherapy for cancer patients.Do it and you will know from the future test results.You can also do it alongside any medical treatment.

Cancer hates oxygen and cannot live in a high-oxygen environment.If you want to supplement the medical treatment you receive(or not receive) with some alternative therapy then this is for you. You need to help your body to build up your immune system.The breathing exercises - pranayam is a holistic approach creating extra oxygen supply in the body and will slowly help with the health problem.Do the pranayam to see the benefits.Build up your timing slowly and after four weeks at the suggested maximum duration you will start to notice benefits gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy,stop and resume later.

What is known: pranayam helps the body heal itself. How it works in the body is not known – but people may build their own theory. You have to do it yourself for your benefit.

The small print: Keep doing pranayam after you are better for minimum 30 minutes a day for rest of life to maintain health.

People who have been treated successfully, should do pranayam as well, as there is a chance of recurrence.

The pranayam techniques:

Bhastrika - Take a long deep breath into the lungs(chest not tummy) via the nose and then completely breathe out through the nose.Duration upto 5 minutes.

Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.

Anulom Vilom - Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril  

then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril  

then -keeping the left nostril closed  deep breath-in through right nostril

then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.

This is one cycle of anulom vilom.

Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30  minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).

You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.

Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee.

Duration : 5 to 10 times

Only by doing you will benefit and will feel good that you can do something to help the body.Copy and print this to improve your technique and stay focused.This is  simplified pranayam for everyone and you do not have to go to classes to learn. This is for life, unlike short term classes where you do it in the class then stop when classes are over.

Answer 18

I'm sorry to hear about your mother. At the clinic i work at we use OPC-3 for chronic pain. I really don't know if it will work for her kind of pain, but it's worth a shot. I wish it was something I knew about and would have tried on my grandma when she had cancer.

Be careful if she is on blood pressure medications. OPC-3 opens the blood vessels to support a healthy blood pressure, causing medications to be more effective and this could lead to her pressure dropping significantly. Also be sure to watch her potassium levels.

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