Terminal Hiccups?

The internet doesn't seem to have a firm answer to the question of whether or not one can die form hiccups, but I can the tell you without a doubt that it's possible to feel like you're dying from the hiccups. I'm now entering my fourth day with the hiccups, the occasional ten to twenty minute break notwithstanding, Four days is way too long for the hiccups. At this point, my throat hurts, my stomach hurts, and my chest hurts -- all from the hiccups.

According to one web site I did find, "any condition that can affect the regulation of breathing, or conditions that impact the upper digestive system, can provoke or be provoked by hiccups. This is because intractable hiccups are usually caused by an irritation of the nerves of the chest. Chronic GERD (common heartburn), laryngitis, thyroid enlargement, tumors, chest and ear infections, and hiatal hernia can trigger persistent hiccups."

I suppose colon cancer and chemotherapy fit right in there. 

Strangely, though, I don't recall hiccups being on the list of side effects that came with all my medications. They should have. Four days of hiccups are kind of sucky.