dutch Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 My father has had hiccups since last night with no stopping. He couldn't do radiation today because of it. They gave him a presciption for it - hoping it will work. They mentioned it might be the LC spreading to his esophogus? Just curious if anyone has heard of this. He also lost another 5 pounds in one week. He is down to 128 pounds - normally 170ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 If he had bad hiccups, how did they do radiation? Today the machine's power was screwed up so they couldn't do radiation for that reason. But they said since he couldn't lie perfectly still due to the hiccups, they wouldn't have been able to do them anyway. If it makes a difference, his oncologist uses the IMRT machines - which I believe are the latest and greatest and require a lot of precision - they had him fitted for a body glove first to make sure the radiation was directed at the exact correct spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelofcharlie20 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hey There, This may sound like an odd remedy for hiccups, but a small spoonful of peanut butter always helped. My Father had hiccups when he was on chemo and that's how he got rid of them. I'm not sure if hiccups are a sign of the cancer spreading. Best, Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shineladysue Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Mike had hiccups, frequently, while going through chemo. Never heard that it was a symptom of cancer spreading, but I have heard of many cancer patients having hiccups during treatment. God Bless, Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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