Teresa,
Thanks, I actually started drinking a full glass of prune juice each night. So far, still stopped up! I ended up using a supository for relief. I am now at 1 1/2 weeks post-op and still need the pain meds, only not so often and not so high a dose. The PEG pain is do-able - now just feels like very sore stomach muscles. My neighbor is a retired RN and says it's normal for some people to take up to a month for the PEG to 'settle down' in its new home without the muscles fighting it. I started chemo/rad treatments today - so far so good - no nausea but I do have a bit of a headache. I'll be posting under a new post title re: this new experience.

Thanks again,
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.