Hi Peter, it is good to get rads and chemo under way isn't it. Those meds were exactly what were prescribed for Kris when he had his Cisplatin. Take them as prescribed even if you are not feeling nauseous. Kris had no nausea at all with this cocktail. I hope the next weeks go easy for you. Take Christine's advice and keep your intake up. Even though you will have the PEG installed it is very important to keep swallowing. Those muscles forget how to do the job if you don't. Kris managed to slide a poached egg down every morning and drink at least 1 can of Ensure a day. As the swallowing got tougher, we put the other 7 Ensures down the PEG. To this day, Kris has had no problems with swallowing.
Thinking of you,
Tammy

Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!