Thank you so much for the warm welcome, and I appreciate the thanks for my service. Yes, I have been warned to eat a lot and I am sure trying (not the most positive of reasons to pig out, but hey!) Thanks for the info on the hearing loss ref. the Cisplatin. I had read that with some of the research I have done, along with the importance of hydration and the other advice.

We visited the chemo clinic Friday and sat down with one of the docs and the nurses. They gave us a real good feel for the procedure, side effects, etc. and they are all great so far.

One of the things that I have had a tough time understanding until recently is why I need to do this treatment if there is no visible cancer left in my body (which all the docs stated there isn't). I had a hard time accepting that there could still be unseen cancer in me and this is the best way to try and fight it. I am still a little nervous because they have told us this is about the toughest treatment they do to fight cancer... so I know I ain't gonna be a walk in the park. But again, we have faith and I will get through it. Thanks for your advice and I will keep you posted.

Sean

Sorry that you are having to deal with this. The radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments are used to clean up any bits of the disease that may still be in our body following the surgery. The chemotherapy will go through your system and the radiotherapy is a more targeted treatment probably around your mouth and neck area, where the tumor and lymph nodes were removed from. It can be very overwhelming.

Best wishes with your treatments. I have visited Hawaii many times, you come from a beautiful part of the world.

Karen

Sean,
First thank you for serving our country. Secondly, you have come to the right place. I do not have a lot go advice for you as I did not have to go through chemo or radiation. Who knows, I may have to later on down the line. There are a lot on here that have been through that and I know that I learn things from their experiences. Good luck with everything.