Have they given you anything for the anxiety? Anxiety exacerbates breathing issues and a feeling of choking ... which is NOT going to help you. I was already on anxiety meds before the cancer, and my doc helped me find ones that could be safely crushed, or taken in liquid forms, through my tube. It will help. And I don't know if you ever had allergy issues ... everyone here in North Alabama does ... and that sure doesn't help the goo and breathing. Just some ideas that might help. Not that anyone wants to take even more meds, but this is what they are for ... to get us through the rough times.

Will be thinking of you. Hope you are feeling better soon!

Bama or Auburn? :-D

Surgery 5/31/13
Tongue lesion, right side
SCC, HPV+, poorly differentiated
T1N0 based on biopsy and scan
Selective neck dissection 8/27/13, clear nodes
12/2/13 follow-up with concerns
12/3/13 biopsy, surgery, cancer returned
1/8/14 Port installed
PEG installed
Chemo and rads
2/14/14 halfway through carboplatin/taxotere and rads
March '14, Tx done, port out w/ complications, PEG out in June
2017: probable trigeminal neuralgia
Fall 2017: HBOT
Jan 18: oral surgery