Buster,
I start rad & chemo this week, actually on Thursday. So I don't know anything from personal experience,but it sounds to me like you are doing great so far!

I believe in being prepared, ok, but when it comes down to it, taking one day at a time is not a bad philosophy either, especially when you trust your medical team. I asked for advice too, and I got some great ideas here. Know that you can always come to this site to ask about your side effects, etc, and it is impossible to ask your doctor everything I know.

It probably won't be easy but you're going to get through it!
Anne O

SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep
Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc
IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA
GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed
Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021