"OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 404 Likes: 2 | Bloop
Sleeping on your tummy with a PEG tube will probably not be a possibility, it wasn't for me. It is actually a tube that they insert in your stomach and about 8 inches or so of the tube hangs out from your tummy, so putting pressure on it causes alot of discomfort.
When I first had my radiotherapy, I had no idea what I was in for, so I was terrified. After a couple of days of getting zapped, I was able to lay on the table without stressing. I actually amazed myself at how well I was able to deal with the treatment. They used to have cd's playing - so I was able to try and focus on the music.
Karen
Last edited by Karen Rose; 11-06-2009 09:41 PM. Reason: typo
46 yrs: Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0 Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs 30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin, 30 x HBO Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy (hip bone to reconstruct jaw) Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw Mar'09 Debulk flap Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery
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