Michael --

Talk talk talk to your doctor and nurses about your issues -- nausea, first and foremost -- skin and mouth care for radiation (what are you doing?). There are suggestions for dealing with taste changes (to a point), especially those resulting from chemo. You need to try to be active as there are a lot of studies that moderate activity during cancer treatment 1, reduces fatigue and 2, produces a better outcome -- that is, you recover more quickly. This is NOT easy but try. Also, identify each symptom and get some help, you have to be your own advocate I think -- at least, that's been my experience going through several family members' serious illnesses, including my husband's current battle with HNC.

Gail


CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!