You can definitely throw up! I sure did - to the point of polishing my teeth like glass! Antiemetics are not 100% effective and you must experiment with what works the best. Zofran, for instance, is mainly only effective for 3-5 days -then you must switch to something else. Because of the nausea I used compazine suppositories and they worked fairly well. The nausea usually gets better the further away from chemo but the secretions and radiation can add their own spin to it.

I also found that I reacted worse to chemo as time went on. All of us react differently -that's why the doctors and nurses can't give you a clear answer.

It is really disconcerting to caregivers to witness this but a certain amount of it is to be expected. Just make sure that nutrition lost is made up for. Guard against dehydration.

I don't remember "choking" but it was no picnic.