Bob,

Boy can I relate to the cereal getting stuck somewhere then reappearing. I have tried to mainly take my meds through the PEG tube still but I have two small Tamoxifen pills to take in the morning and was thinking it was working ok to take those orally until recently(I can't do large pills at all).

Then a few days ago, I was rinsing out my mouth before bed and spit out somehting roundish and white that I think was the remains of one of the tamoxifen pills! I have a couple of little places that are like sandpaper-dry pockets on the roof of my mouth and I think it had been stuck and hiding there. Since my tongue is numb on one side I wouldn't have felt it. Today the mushy remains of one of the tamoxifen pills rolled back into the feeling part of my mouth about 5 minutes after I thought I'd swallowed both! They are the type of pill that doesn't have a coating to prevent them from dissolving a little right at the start. I think they get just wet enough to get sticky then go up to that sandpaper spot and stick. I've also had it happen with a pill in my throat. It is scary.

Thanks for all the encouragement folks. I'm feeling more optimistic at the end of the day today because I haven't thrown up recently. It's amazing how that happening affects my entire mood and belief system and outlook! It also amazes me how the simple reading of words of encouragement from someone who has been there and done that, even if I've read them many times before, makes a huge difference. That last remark is intended especially for you Cathy and Erik. Sometimes I just need to "hear"(read) the same words of encouragement yet again. Thank you.