My husband's last radiation treatment was 05/18/2006. About two weeks after that he hit rock bottom. He lost about 50 pounds through the whole ordeal (no PEG). On the brighter side - right this minute he is grilling steaks for dinner. And - though it may take him longer than normal to eat it, there won't be much left when he's done. The bottom line - each person recovers differently. He went through 35 rad treatments and three chemos (cisplatin), but no surgery. Have hope - it will get better, it just takes time.