I had my last chemo treatment on a Wednesday and my last radiation treatment on the following Monday. By the Friday after radiation finished I was in the oncology infusion center felling the worst I'd ever felt in my life, getting two liters of fluid infused. I was in a drugged-out stupor on fentanyl patches and oxycodone and ativan. I took my cans of nutrition through the PEG (which I had previously named My Sharona, so I didn't have to call it "feeding tube" or "PEG") during the day, and infused water at night while I was sleeping. I was sicker than sick, puking all the time. But, after about two weeks post-treatment I started to feel a millimeter better every day.

I hope this isn't too graphic for you, but I thought I'd tell you my experience. You're already doing better than I was at the same stage, so it might not be as bad for you.

If I only knew how to add my info in my signature line I'd do it! But I'm 49 and had SCC BOT diagnosed by a neck bump and directed biopsy's treated by 35 radiation treatments and three doses of Cisplatin at day 1, 21, and day 43. Finished 3/29/10.

Congratulations! You're almost on the recovery side and this is a far preferable place to be. No matter how rough it is!