Jack, sorry to see you here but sounds as if you have the right attitude. Yes, bottom line is that we're all grateful that medical science has advanced to the point where they can treat and help us beat this sucker.

I'm approaching one year post-TX. Dry mouth is definitely an issue, although I do note improvement in the last 4 or 5 months and I'm sure you will too shortly. Don't know that product you mention but have seen the name here and I'm sure someone will weigh in with an opinion.

I too have weird taste issues but a lot of that comes from my radical neck dissection, which left the left side of my tongue completely numb. I do note some improvement with that, again in recent months, but none of my doctors can predict if I'll ever have feeling there, or how much if so.

I've only relatively recently begun to eat a wide range of solid foods, and even today I tend toward the wetter stuff. Bread, pizza and so forth are a real chore. I would just say to keep the water bottle handy and take small bites with a swallow of water or other fluid, chew extremely carefully and take heart, because things will definitely get better.

One day at a time is surely the way to go!

David 2