Hi Folks: I ended treatment on 3/21. It's been 10 days of a recovery that has proven to be worse than anything I endured in treatment. I can't talk because of all the mucus in my mouth (which dribbles out) and I have a salivary gland that non-stop secretes thick, sticky stuff. And I am beyond fatigued. What do people remember from their recovery. My doc says expect a 2-4 week recovery, that I will suddenly turn a corner and feel better fast, but that this initial period will feel like no change, no healing is happening. The burns on my neck are healing well and the nausea from my last chemo is gone. But when will my throat at least clean up? One nurse said many throat radiation patients will report of coughing up a hairball like mass of dead cells and that this often brings on rapid healing. It'd be great to hear other people's experiences. I feel quite hopeless and frustrated. Patience is hard when I want to return to my life so badly but feel so feeble and so compromised. -Michelle