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#57597 12-30-2005 01:41 PM
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OK, does anyone know if there's a way to get a "softgel" pill down the PEG? I can grind the hard ones up and flush them down, and the ones that are powders in a capsule I can take apart and mix with water. I just got some vitamin D and they are softgel pills and I'm not sure if there's a way to get those down.

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SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
#57598 12-30-2005 01:57 PM
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Ain't gonna happen, Nelie! You'll have to rely on the Sun or ask your pharmacist for help...
Darrell


Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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Nelie, try soaking the gell pill in a small glass of water. Depending on the material it should dissolve. Some contents are oily however and will not dissolve. No matter though, put it all in.


Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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Nelie, Some of the gel caps will disolve in a bit of coke or pepsi, the phosphoric acid will break it down (eventually). Others may dissolve in orange or lemon juice. The disolving can take many hours so plan ahead. Cutting the things open speeds it up some, but not much. Better solution is to find a granular capsule. Best of luck with it, Tom


SCC BOT, mets to neck, T4.
From 3/03: 10wks daily multi-drug chemo,
Then daily chemo with twice daily IMRT for 12 weeks - week on, week off. No surgery. New lung primary 12/07. Searching out tx options.
#57601 12-31-2005 03:18 AM
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Thanks folks.

Darrell, Rely on the sun? LOL! I bet you've never been in upstate NY in the winter have you? wink

Nelie


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
#57602 01-03-2006 12:40 PM
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I had the same problem with some medication I was perscribed - fish oil. One nurse suggested putting a hole in the capsule and squeezing out the contents. It worked but you have to be careful because it can be messy, especially with fish oil which smells so bad.

#57603 01-03-2006 03:56 PM
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yech, I would NOT want to do that with fish oil. I am doing it with the vitamin D. So much of it gets on my hands as I squeeze the capsules, I'm not sure how much is going into the juice I'm squeezing it into but at least it's something!


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"

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