Eileen, I am pretty well convinced that in and of itself, the mucous collecting in his stomach was what contributed significantly to my husband's ongoing nausea and vomiting problem throughout his treatments. Unfortunately, we never found a way to combat that issue until the mucous eventually cleared up. The reason I think it was the mucous was because not long after his RT ended, the mucous did clear up, and he started feeling better. About a month after RT, he began collecting mucous again, and lo and behold, the constant nausea and vomiting returned for about 7-10 days, and went away when the mucous cleared up again.

Hang in there, I hope this situation improves quickly for your husband.
Take care,
Michele


Michele, caregiver to husband, Jesse, SCC diagnosed 1/5/06 unknown primary, lf neck mass >6 cm. Chemo (Cisplatin 2x; Carboplatin & Taxol 2x) & XRT radiation 39X ending 4/4/06. Rad neck dissection 8.5 hrs 4/13/06. 30 HBO treatments Fall 2006.