Sherri,

Hubby has had a pretty fast recovery. He was back eating totally by mouth (PEG tube placed before treatments started and totally PEG dependent by week 4 of treatments) around the third week after the end of rads. His mouth is not really sore per se...his tongue gets tired after he eats though and aches. His saliva output is at about 50% of what it was...definitely peters out at meals. He is beginning to taste sweets now..salty was there quickly after treatments. He talks about the sensation of something in his throat when he swallows... but is not getting choked much at all...I hear a "click" sound a lot when he is drinking something. Bill's energy level is amazing..really back to pre diagnosis levels.

So, all in all, a nice recovery. Bill is scheduled at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL on Monday for his first CT and PET scans....I am scared to death!

Deb