CancerCompass message board discussion started by Bigblond on 7/7/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,14130,0.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ anybody out there who would like to share please write back. I have had 19 radiation treatments and have 11 to go. Things are tough right now. They want me to go on the feeding tube but I am resisting. Think I can get the correct amount of fluids w/o the tube. My cancer did go down to the right Lymph gland  hence the head and neck radiation. I am sweating an awful lot...did anybody experiece that? I would emphsize proper pain management. Things have been better since I settled in on the Fetenol patch  and Hydrocoden for breakthrough pain. MDA has been great though it seemsd they tend to push certain treatments. For example I have had 4 fluid IV's in six days..that seems overboard. I found out just how much fluids and calories I needed and will not take any more IV's unless I know absolutely that I need them. Anyway, thats enough for now. I'll write back if I hear from anybody Joe  Bigblond Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Joe read responce to ned beginner i just wrote it but i'm so tired it's late and i was going off of site and read yours it tells my story some of it stage 4 tonsil cancer i'm still here after year and half. Oh Joe do feeding tube will talk soon. Julie  julier2 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 7/7/2007 Bigblond wrote:anybody out there who would like to share please write back. I have had 19 radiation treatments and have 11 to go. Things are tough right now. They want me to go on the feeding tube but I am resisting. Think I can get the correct amount of fluids w/o the tube. My cancer did go down to the right Lymph gland  hence the head and neck radiation. I am sweating an awful lot...did anybody experiece that? I would emphsize proper pain management. Things have been better since I settled in on the Fetenol patch  and Hydrocoden for breakthrough pain. MDA has been great though it seemsd they tend to push certain treatments. For example I have had 4 fluid IV's in six days..that seems overboard. I found out just how much fluids and calories I needed and will not take any more IV's unless I know absolutely that I need them. Anyway, thats enough for now. I'll write back if I hear from anybody Joe Please get the tube. Brother just got his on Thurs. made a world of difference. Deb Pool Rat Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT