|  | Effective pain management can make the treatment of blood cancers much more bearable. For most people pain will not be a big problem but for those it affects there is no need to suffer in silence, thinking that pain management will compromise your treatment. On the contrary, evidence suggests good pain management can improve quality of life enormously. It is important to find out which pain medications you are allowed to take. For example, ibuprofen is often not allowed. Talk to your specialist, he/she will discuss with you the best options for managing your pain. |
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| | "I got really good advice about pain management, but I decided against taking morphine for personal reasons"
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