mysql_fetch_assoc ødelægger funktion?

hey alle...

har disse funktioner:
<?

function findTopPageID($thisPage) {
   
    $continue = true;
   
    while ($continue == true) {
        $SQL = "SELECT * FROM artikel WHERE idartikel = $thisPage";
        $mq_check = mysql_query($SQL);
        $thisRow = mysql_fetch_assoc($mq_check);
        $parent = $thisRow['parent_page'];
        if (is_null($parent)) {
            $continue = false;
        }
        else {
            $thisPage = $parent;
        }
   
    }
   
    return $thisPage;
}

function subPagesMenu($pageid, $level,$oldopen,$open = ""){
if ($pageid == "NULL") {
$SQL = "SELECT * FROM artikel WHERE parent_page IS NULL";
$mq = mysql_query($SQL) or die(mysql_error());

#echo $SQL;
} else {
$SQL = "SELECT * FROM artikel WHERE parent_page = '$pageid' AND aktiv = '1'";
$mq = mysql_query($SQL) or die (mysql_error());

}
?>
<?
    if(mysql_num_rows($mq) > 0){
    while($page = mysql_fetch_assoc($mq)){
    ++$count;
    if ($baggrundsfarve == "#f4f5f5"){
        $baggrundsfarve = "#FFFFFF";
    }else{
        $baggrundsfarve = "#f4f5f5";
    }
    if ($open == "") {
        $myopen = $page['idartikel'];
    }
    else {
        $myopen = $open . "," . $page['idartikel'];   
    }
   
?>
    <tr style="background-color:<?=$baggrundsfarve;?>; height:25px;"><td>
    <img src="images/spacer.gif" width="<?=$level * 10?>" height="1" border="0">
    &nbsp;&nbsp;
    <img src="images/dot.png" alt="" title="" align="middle" /><a href="index.php?pageid=<?=$page['idartikel'];?>&open=<?=$myopen?>">
    <?=$page['navn'];?>
    <?   
        $ooArr = split(",",$oldopen);
        array_search($page['idartikel'],$ooArr);
        if (in_array($page['idartikel'],$ooArr)) {           
            subPagesMenu($page['idartikel'],$level + 1,$oldopen,$myopen);
        }
       
    ?>
    </a>
    </td></tr>
<?
   
    }
}

?>
<?
}
?>

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Hvis jeg så smider dette:
$hit = mysql_fetch_assoc($mq);
$hits = $hit['hits'] +1;
$id = $hit['id'];
$UPD = "UPDATE artikel SET hits = '$hits' WHERE id = '$id'";
$mq_upd = mysql_query($UPD);

ind efter :
$mq = mysql_query($SQL) or die(mysql_error());

Så udskriver den ikke hele min menu???