Hi Len,
Like Bob, I didn't have a PEG tube either but I can tell you that I was never so sick in my life as in the post treatment phase. Whether it was constipation related, radiation sickness, or mucositis I'll never know. One would like to think that as soon as radiation is over that one would turn around quickly but that's not reality. It takes a while to recover.

You are right on the brink of getting started - hang in there. The PEG people, like Dan, have some good ideas to try. I couldn't keep down anti-nausea meds so I ended up using Compazine suppositories and they worked pretty well.

You have to keep trying to keep your nourishment up, it is vital for healing. Make sure you don't get dehydrated.

Patience - what you are experiencing is pretty much the normal.


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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