Hi Mandi,
I also belong to the 'minority' group you refer to. Since I am not a doctor, it is difficult to comment whether your husband's condition is normal or not. To me the radiation and chemo have a rather long effect on tiredness but like Gary, I did have a good appetite very soon after finishing treatment even though the taste is never the same and swallowing sometimes hurts.The thyroid test may be useful but when I was in depression last April and felt extremely tired and indifferent to everything around, the doctor did a blood test on my thyroid. Well, the result turned out that it was absolutely normal. So tiredness may not be a result of thyroid problem. Don't worry about not having a surgery done on your husband because the doctor knows the best whether a patient needs one or not.I was not given surgery initially due to the very large size of the tumors but my oncologist never said that I could skip this. I was lucky that follow up tests did not show active cancer cells and so surgery was not necessary. I was very closely watched by my doctor during the first year with a montly appointment. Stepping into the second year, it is a bi-monthly check.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.