hi all, i have the HPV oral cancer. I am in treatment with simultaneous treatment of chemo 7 mondays in a row and radiation ever day for the same seven weeks,

i have had a rough cycle this week. wed and thurs are the worst from the nausea and constipation from the cisplatin. It seems to be getting better each week. Does it get better as I go? i know the radiation gets tougher.

question no2: I talked to a woman yesterday who lives in my building who has a very big speech impediment and sunken cheeks who told me in almost barely understandable speech that she had survived "throat cancer" and had done chemo and radiation but this was what she was left with. It looks healed so probably its not something recently done, and I did not ask her if she had the HPV cancer type or what stage it was then. Anyway, how many people get these new treatments and are massively handicapped after it?
obviously I am concerned about the likelihood i might see that.
If something like a speech impediment occurs, how successful is reconstruction surgery?
anyone had it who can speak on relative cost and if insurance sees that as medically necessary? I recently learned the hard way that anthem and other majors dont cover the less invasive proton therapy and might switch to a company like humana that does. Anthem does cover it for employees and for insured at age 21 and 65 but not late 50s when the cancer occurs. I am thinking of open enrollment coming soon.