Hiccup spasms

[Guest guest]

Have a quick question for the group ............ Rick has been

experiencing some " hiccup spasms " and I just wondered if any of you

had any ideas for relief. I know I've read a few posts about some

of you having this. It's not the " regularly spaced hiccups " that

are bothering him, ...... it's these spasms of " rapid hiccups " that

tend to take his breath away. If he happens to be exhaling when

they hit, it can really make him gasp for air when it stops. This

started when he started on the Decadron, but I'm not sure if that

caused it or if it's the brain tumor disrupting his breathing center

in the brain. I just know it hurts me to watch him struggle with

that. It always happens when he tries to eat ...... and then

randomly throughout the day.

Still, on a scale of what he could be experiencing ........ this is

a very mild problem. I read the stories of the horrible things many

of you have had to watch your loved ones go through (or gone through

yourself) and I thank God for the fact we've had it so good.

Best Wishes to All ..... and special hugs to a,

Donna S.