If you havent already gotten a waterpik, Id recommend picking one up. Use it when brushing teeth (should be at least 2x a day). You will be very surprised at how much can get stuck between your teeth when eating! The waterpik (use it on its lowest setting) will get in between teeth better than even dental floss can and your mouth will feel nice a clean. Use warm water with a couple teaspoons of non-alcohol mouthwash mixed in. I had prescription mouthrinse, peridex that I would add to the warm water. Thrush is horrible!!! That could be why you are experiencing loss of taste and pain already.

Before stopping any medication you should first consult your physician. Nurses are really great usually with most things but they are NOT doctors Your doc might have something else that you could take or give you a smaller dose. With one week down you have many more treatments and recovery to get thru where you may want anxiety meds to help get you thru.

The better you do with your intake the less the side effects will bother you. Every single day you should take in at the very least 2500 calories and 48-64 oz of water. If you can get 3000 calories thats even better. As far as the nausea goes, it could be thrush related or could be a million other things. Are you having chemo? Im sorry I dont remember and didnt see it in your signature. The patients without chemo usually have a much easier time than the ones who get chemo (especially if they are hitting their daily numbers). Those are the patients I see who sail right thru with barely a scratchy throat.

Hang in there, one week down and close to being cancer free