My husband also had a combo of chemo and radiation. He actually "enjoyed" the chemo. They gave him benadryl and he zoned right out in the comfy chair. No ill effects. We wanted everything they could give him to fight this thing. The radiation is over and now he has a modified radical neck disectomy scheduled on 10/9 (his birthday) to get rid of any lingering cancer in the lymph nodes on one side. It is 50/50 if there is anything in the nodes, but we want better odds. Good luck in what ever treatment you choose.