 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Jen, what are the mental exercises you do? This is so much like me-gaging and throwing up entire feedings has been a big issue for me in the last week. But in fact, I can gag and get the dry heaves for 5 minutes if there's no food in my stomach and I'm not sure which is worse.
I do find a cold washcloth sometimes helps but I'm curious if you have a mental trick that helps too. Did you find any type of breathing technique that helps?
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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