Hi Nancy,
I also suffered from nausea during the treatment and was told that it was mostly related to chemo rather than radiation. I had Cisplatin for 4 times on a weekly basis. I had the shot on Thursday and the doctor would prescribe enough anti-nausea drugs for me to take before meals. Friday and Saturday were the worst when I wanted to throw up all the time. Then on Sunday onwards, I felt better until my next shot. The drugs worked well on me and I remember vomiting twice only throughout the whole treatment. Of course my appetite was seriously affected but I forced myself to eat whatever I could.
As for the rash, I had similar experience when I was hospitalised for a morphine drip. The whole body was full of rash overnight and my oncologist thought that it was my reaction to the drug ( sorry I am not sure what drug was given to me through the tube other than the morphine). So he gave me a few shots of antibiotics,which helped get rid of the rash. Such situation lasted about 3 to 4 days, which made me very frustrated because the rash made me very itchy but I couldn't scratch.
If your husband doesn't have mouth sores, he should try to eat more now because most patients suffer from throat and mouth pain sooner or later.

Karen


Karen stage 4B (T3N3M0)tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/2001.Concurrent chemo-radiation treatment ( XRT x 48 /Cisplatin x 4) ended in 12/01. Have been in remission ever since.