 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 | Jack was also claustrophic in the mask and used ativan every time but also found the technique that Amy is describing. He will get to know the timing of the machine pretty quickly. He never got used to the mask, he just found ways to compensate so he could get thru it. The ativan is a good way to go. Regards JoAnne
PS..and the PEG was a lifesaver
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
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