Anytime .that's fully understandable & the emotions can be unbearable !I have very little saliva but I assume that goes for almost everyone here.I can eat many foods as long as they are 'moist'.i have no chance on dry food.i use bicarb & salt mouthwashes after every meal & I use tooth moose & fluoride to look after my teeth because the saliva is bad quality..at this point in time I'm very lucky & my speech is very good.I've joined a gym for some rehab & returned to outdoors work as a roofer where I'm not what I was previously,but am progressing well.they took about 30 glands.from memory there was 3 or 4 that showed up cancerous.it was moving very quick so a matter of weeks could have made it alot worse.so I'm very thankful that I got in early for my biopsy!(there was a cancellation to put me in a month earlier)-which I nearly didn't take!I was lucky.all the best mate.we're all here to support you all the way!look after yourself. P.s-sorry there's no spacing.I'm writing this from my phone