OP      Contributing Member (25+ posts)    Joined:  Oct 2013  Posts: 33  |    Everyone,
  I have finished day three.  Day one consisted of clinical trial testing, EKG and lots of blood draws.  Pretty easy.  Radiation was fast and easy.  Fell asleep a couple of times.  Day one also included chemo and being admitted over night.  
  Day two at around 1 am the effects of the chemo took hold and nausea set in.  The nurses kept me pumped full of nausea medicine and fluids.  Stomach was upset but I never vomited which was good.  I ordered breakfast and had dry Cheerios along with plain oatmeal.  Helped tremendously. Radiation went fine with no issues.  I was still having some nausea issues so I stayed until 3:30 p.m. Before being discharged.  Still had nausea issues but was able to eat some fruit and more cereal. 
  Day three I am feeling better.  Slight nausea at times.  Food still not appealing but I was able to eat more cereal, oatmeal, and drink some ensure.  Walked back to my lodging after treatment.  Walk felt good.  Hopefully the weather will hold out and I can do it more.
  It looks like the chemo is going to be the worse for me with the nausea.  I will just have to feel it out and find which foods are going to be more appealing. 
  Only 30 to go 2 more chemo yeah!
         
Curt
  Age 43, nonsmoking, social drinker Left tonsil cancer SCC HPV+16 Stage IV  tonsillectomy, robotic radical tonsillectomy and neck dissection  4 of the nodes removed had cancer.  2 had extra capsular spread. 3x cisplatin 33x rad 11/18/13 Completed treatment 01/08/14
 
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