Leena: Welcome. Just to add my bit, as we had very similar cancers, I lost 50#, 25% of my body weight, during rad/chemo. I had the peg and if it wasn't for that, I would have shunk to nothing. The worst time is the 2-3 weeks after radiation. I worked through rad as an outside salesperson so I could not take pain meds until I got home. However, I could not even swallow what little saliva I had, let alone water or food, so if it wasn't for the peg I would have been a goner. You will begin to feel better soon. I am 3 1/2 months past rad and eat almost everything. Chips, soda, tomato juice, fish, steak, whatever, so hang in there it will pass.


Regards, Kirk Georgia
Stage IV, T1N2aM0, right tonsil primary, Tonsilectomy 11/03, 35 rad/3cisplatin chemo, right neck dissection 1/04 - 5/04.