Petey, Brain and Amy,

Thank you for responding, especially on Easter, it is such a busy time. Your words of encouragement help, and Connie has use of both a fentayl patch and morphine for pain. It keeps the pain under control but she does stay at level 1 or 2 all the time. Brian, you asked about the treatment for the tumor around the carotid artery, it was the 35 IMRT and 7 cisplatin. Surgery was not an option due to the size (2 cm) and location. She has had 4 other surgeries ( 2 on tongue the primary site and two on neck, the last being the rad), the cancer just keeps spreading (she declined radiation after each surgery). She won't have the MRI I guess for a couple of months. Guess we need to learn patience, it's been a 2 year "challenge" so far. She just wants to be well and strong again, I know she will be.

Thank you all so much for replying, it has helped.
Happy Easter to all of you.