Welcome, we al start and learn as we go with this. Non smokers are shocked when I tell them I have never smoked.

Started radio and chemo this week. The week plan is one chemo and rad on a Monday then rads only Tuesday to Friday. Having Cisplatin, didn't leave any strange side effects, a little sickness due to constipation as I was given pain killers for the peg insertion that do that and should have been given the other drugs to ease it. That aside the effects are lethargy. After the third rad I found I needed to get home have a cup of tea and lay down and grab an hour or two sleep.

Skin is holding up, a little red and I can feel tightness after rads in throat and neck and get a bit of an ache at the target site which I am told is great as it shows rads are hitting the spot. No problems with eating yet although jaw is tightening on one side, already was as side effect of neck dissection and the wisdom removal was worse on lower left too - ouch.

Five more weeks to go, so far 1/6 chemos done and 5/30 rads. Technically I am Tx as everything removed in neck dissection and tonsillectomy so all this is to kill anything that cant be detected.

Feels good to be in combat with it rather than waiting. My little advice is, role with it, let the treatments wash over you and focus really hard on managing the side effects as early management apparently means less discomfort latter and loosing a few hours sleep when you really need it isn't fun.