I received it daily during Radiation via IV. It is a very short lived chemical in the system -- which is why it has to be given within 30 minutes of radiation. After about 4 weeks, I noticed that I would get nauseous about 1 hour after the infusion. I could almost set my watch by it -- by the time I had it, got down to radiation, had the rad and started walking back to the car, a bout of nausea would hit at just about the same location in my walk every day. Nothing serious, no vomiting, just a nauseous feeling that passed after about 20 minutes.

Today I can eat virtually anything, but still have to use lots of water, Biotene, etc. If I talk a lot, exercise, etc., dry mouth gets severe. But I surmise it would have been much worse had I not had the Amifostine (aka Ethyol).