Hi Gary, Before my husband started radiation we did research and he insisted on the amifostine, yet his Dr didn't want to give it to him for the reasons you mentioned. Dan got it ONCE he got so sick,and then with chemo it just got worse. Dan didn't do anymore treatments of it. He was on Cisplatin every three weeks and even with anti-nausea drugs he got very sick the first two days of chemo. Everyone is different though.
Julies husband did great on it I hear.
Good Luck Gary