#54636 03-28-2004 05:52 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 164 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 164 | Well, things had been going so well. I started eating again, yogurt, pudding, mac & cheese, mashed banana, etc. you know the fare. I am doubled over in pain when I take a deep breath. I went to the ER, fearing infection, but it seems it's just plain old gas. It's nice to have something ordinary for a change, but not so nice to pay a large co-pay to found out.
Anyone else had trouble with horrible gas pains, when starting to eat again after 3-4 months on the PEG tube?
Lynn
Stage 3, N0, M0 oral tongue cancer survivor, 85-90% of tongue removed, neck disection, left tonsil removed, chemo/radiation treatments, surgery 11/03, raditation ended 1/04, lung mets discovered 4/04,
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#54637 03-28-2004 08:48 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 | Terrible, gas pains can be very painful and make you think something has gone terribly wrong down south.
I am lactose intolerant and I get the same symptoms when I accidently ingest something that contains milk or milk products.
I would be curious to know if it is possible you have had a body chemistry shift due to chemothrapy and are now lactose intolerant.
Darrell
Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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#54638 03-28-2004 09:40 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 | Hi Darrell,
Try crushing a lactaid pill and mixing it in your food or drink twice a day. End of problem for me. I buy them at Walmart. Without them I would be pure water out that end. Best wishes, Dan
Daniel Bogan DX 7/16/03 Right tonsil,SCC T4NOMO. right side neck disection, IMRT Radiation x 33.
Recurrance in June 05 in right tonsil area. Now receiving palliative chemo (Erbitux) starting 3/9/06
Our good friend and loved member of the forum has passed away RIP Dannyboy 7-16-2006
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