Chris, welcome to the site. Sorry you had to find us. I had 35 rad and 3 cisplatin chemo treatments after my tonsilectomy and before my neck dissection for swollen lymph nodes in right side. Had no side effects from chemo other than lowering of white blood cell count. No upset stomach, or any other problem. I did have problem with the anti-nausia meds they gave me before the chemo, but they switched me to another drug and no more problems. We are all different, but I had no problems with cisplatin. And I think it helped to stop any mets to other locations as the cisplatin will kill even microscopic cancer cells that are undetectable with current scanning technology. Hope this helps. Good luck.