Hi, Lottie,

A really important factor in your husband's treatment is that many people on this board had radiation/chemo for about 35 treatments but did not have induction chemo. Your husband had about 6 weeks of induction chemo with three types of chemotherapy drugs BEFORE he began the combo radiation/chemo. He had 2 or 3 more rounds of cisplatin than did folks who had cisplatin/radiation and he had taxoture and 5-FU as well. That extra chemo may have caused more - or more intense- side effects. My husband had the same treatment as your husband and the recovery time post-treatment was slower than what people typically report on this board following radiation/chemo only. He had some mouth sores and bad mucositis for about 6 weeks post-treatment with a very gradual improvement. I think your husband's timetable for improvement may be different than for many others on this board but wanted to share my experience as my husband is doing quite well now.