Hi Mica. I don't believe there IS any point to our existance. But that's ok, it's the only game in town and it sure beats the alternative! I agree with Erik: If you can, get off the morphine. The one time I had it, it made me horribly depressed. If you still need the pain meds, maybe you should try something else. Codine worked pretty good for me and I stopped taking it as soon as I could. Erik also makes another good suggestion: Find some grade-school kids to hang out with. Kids can be as much fun as a box full of puppies. Maybe you could find some puppies to hang out with? I'm getting a little silly now. In any case, hang in there as it does get better.

-Brett

Base of Tongue SCC. Stage IV, T1N2bM0. Diagnosed 25 July 2003.
Treated with 6 weeks induction chemo -- Taxol & Carboplatin once a week followed with 30 fractions IMRT, 10 fields per fraction over 6 more weeks. Recurrence October 2005.