Tim,
You've heard it a million times, but "hang in there." I read your post to Tom and he said "remember, I threw up a few times then too." We kept the Zofran handy--and, you can crush it, mix it with water and push it through your PEG. Tom found that it worked almost immediately.

The thick ooze in his throat was an enormous problem. JAM and others on this forum recommended a suction machine and we got one and it really helped. Tom could suck the stuff out when it accumulated because in his case, it hurt too much to swallow it plus it was making his mouth sore to even spit it out. Sucking it out could keep it from hitting your stomach, if that's contributing to your nausea.

It DOES get better. Make sure you stay hydrated and push as much as you can through the PEG.

Joyce

CG to Tom dx SCC 5/06; right neck lymph nodes removed, dx right tonsil and tonsillectomy 6/06; rad and chemo started 7/06; treatment COMPLETED 9/06 33x rad; Erbitux (8x); Cisplatin (2);