wayne here...thanking all for input...i have started taking lexipro as of friday.... took the first pill(10mg)about noon and it made me pretty drowsy so according to the lexipro webpage i adjusted the next dose(yesterday) to 6PM closer to bedtime..will take the next dose at 6PM again. webpage and doctor said it may take a few weeks to be effective. doctor suggested it (lexipro) should make it a little easier to come of the roxicet and ativan. so far cutting my dose of roxicet from 10ml to 5 or 6ml has not been too hard to handle so will stay at half dose till the lexipro kicks in. my ativan dose i have cut back also but not quite as much. from .25 to .15/.20ml. it has been a brutal year with the suicide of one of my daughters and then my cancer diagnosis. now the challenge seems to be coping with my swallowing difficulties and dry mouth/loss of taste...oh and did i mention that i have lost a significant amount of hearing in the higher frequencies so all sound now sounds muffled. since i played guitar for a living until i was 33, this loss of hearing also hits me hard. sometimes i just don't know how long i can go on like this...doctor's assure me things will get better but throat cancer is one of the most difficult cancers as regards to recovery. also now have slight numbness and tingling in my feet and thumbs and forefingers. doctors again say this will improve over time.
i know all here in this forum have similar and even more difficult circumstances to deal with.
i wish all the best and will update the forum as i progress...hopefully my situation will improve and will give hope and support to others here.
recent thyroid mri showed two growths...one small and one medium sized...the first biopsy on the medium sized did not indicate cancer however the doctor wants another biopsy on december 27 to get a better sample and a more definitve answer as to benign/malignant....dear god i pray it's benign. (most are he says). will talk to you all again soon...and again thanks for all replies and support.