Also, if you haven't already talked to someone about a PEG, do so. By my second chemo I got so sick that I had to be hospitalized for fluids. It sounds like you are not sick from the chemo like I was, but if you do, you might also find it really hard to drink any liquids normally.

DX on 05/01/06 with SCC of right tongue. 05/11/06 surgery-tumor 1.2cm & 4 cm clear margins & parital glos. & neck dissection with removal of 34 nodes/1 positive at 4mm)T1N1MO
35 IGRT & 3 cycles of chemo (1 cisplatin & 2 carbo-complete on 8/9/06.