THANKS to all of you for your posts! It's now 10pm here in NC and Buzz has 1500 mg Oxycodone in him and is feeling a bit better, as long as he sits up and doesn't move!

If he is not remarkably improved by morning, we're off to Pinehurst to see the surgeon. And, obviously, if the pain doesn't subside, we'll make the trip before then if needed. You MEN can be SO damned stubborn!

The GOOD news is that Buzz completed the fitting for his mask and got a CT scan immediately after the PEG placement today. In addition to the IV meds given before/during surgery, I insisted that he take the Ativan, so he had no problems with the fitting...thank GOD!

I sincerely appreciate everyone here...It's great to know that I can have a panic attack about something, post, and get immediate responses from those of you who have already 'been there'...

Don't stop praying! Thanks...Lois

CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!