Thanks All! I am feeling a bit better today. It is really painful when I get up. Angelia - the Toradol is an ibuprofen type drug which is helping. I,too, heard from my radation onc, and GI surgeon that the procedure is 'no big deal - you'll be fine by the evening' = yeah, RIGHT!! I took some Gas-X which I think is also helping. I'm now resigned to the fact that this procedure is not MINOR surgery, and will allow my body about a week to heal. My first rad/chemo is not until NEXT Monday, 2/8 - so hopefully I will feel better by then. Thanks again, I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing.

Chris

SCC Right Tonsil (Stage 4 T1N2bM0). Surgery to remove lump in neck on 12/10/09; SCC dx'd 12/15/09; surgery to remove tonsils and biopsy done on 12/29/09. Right tonsil found to be primary; PEG surgery 1/29/10. Will begin TX-35 rads and 3 chemo (cisplatin) on 2/8/10.