Thank you Dizzy. Just when things are getting challenging, you can count on the voices from this forum for encouragement.

Even though doctors warned me that side effects would get worse after treatments ended, a little voice deep down didn’t believe it. Stupid. The last week - really the time after the last cisplatin treatment, have been the worst. Really sore throat, nausea (very little with the first two treatments), fatigue and weight loss. I am taking everyone’s advice and resting as much as possible and just enduring this (miserable) phase.

I think I have been very lucky with respect to side effects so far so maybe this is just a little “evening up” of things. I’m going to try the smoothie idea a little more, and thanks again.

Preliminary diagnosis of SqCC at base of tongue August 2, 2019.
Biopsy surgery on August 15
Confirmed sqcc from biopsy Aug 20 - hpv type 16
33 radiation treatments ended October 25, 2019.
3 (large dose) cisplatin treatments.