Everyone has had such different experiences, Sandy, it seems like there's no telling about your own. I had months of chemo before transitioning to a radiation/chemo protocol. I tolerated the chemo extremely well, with only modest need for nausea control. (Zofran worked like magic.) By contrast, radiation was extremely harsh. Aside from extreme soreness in mouth and throat, and mouth sores, I've had extreme saliva thickening and, as a consequence, sleep deprivation: I have not had an hour's continuous sleep for over a month. Further, I had fairly severe neck burns from radiation -- but remarkably, this was the first side effect to recover. I completed radiation just two weeks ago and my skin (which had looked like hamburger) has largely healed -- this while other effects (soreness, saliva) continue as strong or stronger than ever. Go figure.