Shelley,

I am really sorry to hear of your sleepless nights while "on call". You should try to get something from the doc to help you get a much deserved good night's sleep. I get my Ambien filled every month and Susan uses them. Don't tell the feds!! eek

I had sleep apnea pretty bad before treatment and it feels different and I don't snore quite as loud and violent as before. The snorts that come with the gasp from air have started back but not the frequency it was before treatment. I am convinced the tumor at the base of my tongue was the culprit of my dry cough and sleep apnea.

Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023