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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Kerry --
While my husband was going through treatment, I had to sleep in another room -- and for quite some weeks afterwards as well -- between the phlegm, congestion, pain, need to urinate in the night, snoring due to inflammation -- or just simple restlessness. He took 1/2 Ativan to sleep as well. After he started taking Mucinex the congestion and phelgm cleared up a lot, but he still was getting up a couple of times a night -- to sip water, whatever. Plus he used a night-light so he could find his water, Oral Balance etc. at night. Sometimes he couldn't get back to sleep readily and would read. He went through a bunch of books! I am a light sleeper so no way, Jose!
I slept very nicely in the guest room...but would have slept on the living room couch if there was no other option!
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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