Thanks everyone... I think I turned the corner yesterday on the queasiness issue -- a week after the infusion... I still have a small appetite but at least I can sit in Cracker Barrel now and absorb the smells and a meal without having to run out...

The bad news -- the doc wants me to do one more round of chemo on Aug. 31. Dang it, I was hoping to get by with just two doses... In the long run, I'll be glad I gave this everything I've got... In the short run, I just want my appetite and (some) weight back...

I'll have to try the peppermint on the next go... we've been reading about taking ginger to help settle the stomach. The problem is, once I reach I get queasy, I don't want any part of swallowing a pill... I've got a VERY sensitive gag reflex these days, and that could send me over the edge...

Eric

Tongue cancer (SCC), diagnosed Oct. 2003 (T2 N0 M0). Surgery to remove tumor. IMRT Radiation 30x in Dec 2003 - Jan. 2004. Recurrence lymph node - radical neck dissection June 2004. Second round of rad/chemo treatments ended Sept. 2004.