Advice.

Take it or leave it, it's free. Just a few things I wanted to pass along (from my experience) to those who are about to start chemo, have just begun, or have a friend/family heading down this road. Please, if you have things to add from your experience, let's keep this list going for future reference.
Chemo survival products:
Tom’s Baking Soda Toothpaste and a really soft toothbrush
-The baking soda seems to help with the sore mouth and funky-tongue taste.
Lip balm and Sunscreen (really, duh!)
Annie's Organic Mac and Cheese
-Few things taste good, trust me, I tasted everything. But the texture of this seems to be soothing and the flavor is mild
Don't even attempt salad dressing (vinegar) or tomato-based products--blech!
SOFT kleenex and T.P
-Have I gone too far here? Chemo can make for sore orifice's--'nuf said.

Hat or Scarf?
My preference was a wig plus hat, but summer is coming and the wig is going to be nasty! I'm not a scarf-person, never could pull off that look, and when I did, I felt like chemo-girl...always yanking it back in place on that slippery noggin. Hats—love 'em. Have one by Sungard, 100% cotton and cool newsboy style, it's my daily cover of choice. We must maintain style, right? Baseball hats and sunglasses are always good, and a good brim will save you.

Hair...personal preference.
Buzz it short—you are having chemo, not suffering from mange. That scraggly, falling stuff will only depress you and others. Bald is beautiful.

Radiation
This $5 product tested better (really, my doctor told me) than the expensive prescription stuff for radiation-burned skin. Keeps the itching and discomfort under control.
-Calendula ointment, lotion or gel by Boiron (get it at your local health food store-yeh!)