5 years ago my husband was not offered the choice either, he was in the hospital for two days on the days he received Cisplatin. They said it was only to help with radiation, makes the tissue more receptive to it.
He had already had a neck dissection and ...geeesh forget the word, they broke into his jaw to take the tonsil tumor in one piece and put a metal plate back in place along his jaw.
He was so sick during Chemo.....Hope x7 helps with patients being so sick.