Hello, Sherry.
My husband will have his last radiation treatment on the day your husband begins. The plan structures are different (Tom had 2 rounds of chemo, then began the daily radiation with 2 additional rounds of chemo included. He has had 4 weeks of IMRT as well as 2 weeks of field radiation for his Stage IV tonsillar cancer (T1N2b).
We are down to the home stretch. As all our friends on this board let me know, the first few weeks were unpleasant, but bearable. Since his last chemo, however, things have been most difficult and the 90-minute drive to UVA is feeling like torture. He's constantly nauseous and we go nowhere without being prepared. I have discussed with him the idea of just staying in Charlottesville for this last week - he has to go in for 4 hour fluid infusions each day, as well - but he is resisting. He wants to be in his own bed. He sleeps most of the drive down, and always sleeps the entire drive home.

I am, as you say, more than willing to make the trip, but it becomes mind-numbing day after day.
I have had some relief with family and friends driving, but I really hate having them spend an entire day down there. I may see about staying down there most of next week.......

Sherry, I wish you both the very best of luck with this new fight. Please keep me posted on his progress. I'll be thinking of you every day and remembering you both in my prayers.
Nicki