Jack,

We all can recovery differently since we are not all the same to begin with and there are many other variables that affect our level of recovery especially the field and intensity of radiation during Tx. I received 72 gys and it was dispersed to both sides of my neck and all throughout my oral cavity. I had horrible dry mouth at first, couldn't walk 10 feet without having a water bottle handy. Kept one in every room of my house. Even kept spare bottles in both cars as I was ALWAYS leaving a bottle at the checkout counter!! Anyway I notice my first improvement 4 months post, then another at 5, 15 (my biggest) and at 24 months post. Each time my saliva improved so did my taste. I estimate I'm around 90 to 95% back to pre Tx and that small difference is really nothing to write home about as they say. Good luck and just be patient as there's really nothing that you can do to speed up the recovery. At least none that any of us know about.