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Does this person's healthcare provider network have a Pain Management Clinic? Mine does. I hope you can find a solution for your family member.
This really is a question for discussion with a doctor and not a Forum. All pain medications, including NSAIDS have side effects, and in their case often a problem with bleeding, especially in the abdomen. The fact that you are dealing with an alcoholic is a serious problem. Really, only an MD can help to decide for EACH individual patient on the basis of illness, prognosis, general condition and pre-existing problems such as the alcoholism.
If you feel that you are getting inadequate help with pain relief for this person I would ask for a consult to a pain relief specialist. I certainly do wish you good luck.
but also I like to gain a broader frame of reference from a multitude of sources.
Because there are hundreds of people on this site, they might have experiences with other types of pain management.
Someone who has medical marijuana suggested that I try getting this for my family member.
This does not prove that marijuana would be effective for this patient but only that other people have had good luck with it.
Someone here advised me that if there were alternatives to narcotics, it would be global news but there are some items of news I tend to miss and especially if they are only talked about on an isolated date as is often the case. Also, the news on some newer medications can change over time.
Alcohol may be helping with his pain level. When someone is terminal I don't think it makes any sense to withhold anything they want and need. Death is imminent anyway.
Drinks every day = forgetfulness.
"At risk for falls." But drinks every day which = forgetfulness partly from drinking + at risk for falls partly from drinking.
Has severe pain, but wants to avoid narcotic pain relievers because drinks every day which is partly or even mostly responsible for making him forgetful and at risk for falls.
His drinking is a major problem that gets in the way of alleviating his present pain. Unfortunately, I don't see any way out of cancer pain without narcotics. Maybe with enough narcotics he won't want to drink.
I'm very sorry for his problem. Some lifestyle choices are a witch.