Thanks for all the encouragement, everybody. I'll ask about having my own music...or a David Sedaris tape...and it sounds like Ativan might be the way to go, at least at the beginning.
Chrissy
Stage 2 SCC upper right palate Hemi-palatectomy and maxillectomy 5/28/09 Six teeth gone IMRT x30 starts July 13. Completed 8/26/09 Carboplatin and Taxol x6 starting 7/14/09. Completed 8/25/09.