Gail's right about the conditioning of taste and smell and nausea. It only takes one pairing usually. Which also reminds me that you need to be extra careful about smells while John is getting chemo. My dear husband toasted a garlic bagel for himself two days after my first chemo, which smelled up our whole house enough that as soon as I set foot outside the bedroom that morning the smell alone made me vomit. The whole time I ahd chemo I was ultra-sensitive to smells and mostly they made me feel ill.

Also, because his white blood cell count will drop, it doesn't hurt to do (or better yet hire someone else to do!) an extra good cleaning of the house and the car before chemo starts--with special attention to disinfecting doorknobs, handles, faucets, etc. where John will touch. And get some good soap so John can wash his hands fairly often during the day--or I found those Purell wipes really handy (because you can use those anywhere). All the extra hand-cleaning made my hands rough so I also got some nice non-scented shea butter lotion to help keep them soft....

If you don't already have one, I'd also recommend gatting one of those ear thermometers. You want to keep track of temperature during chemo because an increased temp could mean the body is trying to fight an infection, which is much more serious when you have a low white blood cell count. And I'm assuming that right now, sticking something under John's tongue is tricky at best, as it was with me after my surgery and during rad.

Nelie