Deb, the hiccups finally subsided over the weekend. An upside was that I drank crazy amounts of water trying to get rid of them. I plug my ears and nose and drink almost a pint of (not too cold) water. I know lots of water is very important during TX. I'm pretty sure it was from the Roxicet as I have experienced that before. I think I over did the pain meds a bit after my first day of chemo because I fealt great. I know that sounds crazy. I think you kinda need to be an addict (like me) to understand that. I will be talking to my Dr's tomorrow about the Fentynal patch because it will give me a more even dose, work aound the clock, and be less of a temptation for me to "over do it". The lsat thing I'll need when I'm done with all this is to have to check into another re-hab. If it gets unbearable and I have to go back to lots of Roxicet I'll ask about Thorizine but I'm hopingf it won't come to that. Thanks for all the great feedback and advise. I would REALLY be lost without all of you folks. I owe you a lot, and I am looking forward to being able to give back to this community (and it's new commers)long after I have won this battle.


Lump in left side neck discovered Sept 2009
Misdiagnosed & FNA inconclusive
Large lymph node removed Nov. 2010 SCC and HPV16 pos
PET pointed tonsilectomy Feb. 2011
1ml tumor left side tonsil
Rads scheduled March 14th 2011. 2X36 GY's (72)
CarboTaxol once a week X 4 or 5 starting 4/5/11
No PEG