I'm finding the first half of the plan has been the hardest for me (to almost week five) but I'm only having radiation. This was esp true because the amifostine and I became allergic to one anthother about that time, so I just come in and lay down on the table without the preliminaries.

Also, I will have two stages of "boost" under my rad plan (I'm in one now and the next starts next [my last] week) and these seem to be have a lesser overall effect on me, altho I might just be becoming adjusted to the changes.

Once I got going on my PEG and used to it, it became "normal" and less of a hassle.

I find I want to gag everytime I try to brush my teeth, so I do that first and get it out of the way without losing food or meds.

I have continued to sip water and take most meds by mouth in order to hopefully make the return to real swallowing less of an ordeal.

Pete