 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Yes, TAKE THE ZANAX! It is normal to be a little freaked out by being immobilized as this is not a normal situation.
You will quickly get used to the mask and as you lose weight it will loosen up. I slept through many of my treatments.
I did take Zanax throughout treatment and it helped me a great deal to relax and go with it.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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