I would go elsewhere if I thought there was any way I could do that without adding additional time before treatment. I feel like it's really critical not to add another delay so I guess I will have to stay here and keep fighting for a way to feel comfortable during treatment. Cindy, you're right that the discomfort is so bad that with other things added on top I don't know if I can stand it.

On the advice of the oncology nurse at the medical oncologist's office, on Monday, I am going to try taking one of the hydrocodone pills I have left over from all the previous surgeries/tooth extractions after the comapzine,and before the amifostine. So about 45 minutes before rad. We'll see if that helps at all. I told my husband he may need to really help me push for an adjustment to that headrest too, though, if I'm still in pain because I will be feeling a lot fuzzier in making the argument afrter taking one of those pills.