Hi Joan. Most of us know what you are going through. I too had 35 rad tx with weekly chemo and it was horrible but I go through and have been cancer free for 3 1/2 years now. My taste and ability to swallow took a long time but it's all back very close to normal now. Go ahead and up your dose of Valium or whatever you're taking for anxiety. I had some issues with claustrophobia and Valium was the only way I got through those tx. You'll get through this and on the road to recovery, may seem like a long time but eventually it will all just be a memory.

David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.