greetings,

i am newly diagnosed with stage 3 oral cancer, and in a month i will have half of my tongue removed as well as a series of lymph nodes removed. as part of my treatment i will also undergo radiation therapy and chemo (being treated with cisplatin).
i have 2 main concerns. the first deals with nausea and vomiting. i am very afraid of vomiting over my new tongue. i will have a feeding tube in place for a while, and wanted to know if the doctors make and extra effort to prevent patients like me from feeling sick.
i also have permanent retainers behind my front teeth. will these have to be removed? the reason i am concered is because my stupid braces (along with ignorant dental professionals) most likely caused my cancer, and i really don't want to have to give up any results from the braces because of the cancer. i know that sounds vain, but i went through a lot of pain and discomfort while i had the braces on, and now to be facing cancer because of them makes me very angry. it's kind of ironic that for the first time in my life i finally have my top and lower jaws lined up so that my teeth meet together, and now it's all going to get messed up again. (sorry....a little angry about this situation).

i'd really appreciate it if anyone who underwent something similar could respond. i'm scared out of my mind, and have exactly one month until this all happens.

thanks