Hi Cheryl and Congrats on finishing your TX. That is huge. I am only a few steps ahead of you. Finished TX on 3/31, am 7 weeks into recovery and boy you said it, it is miserable. It is worse than getting my tonsils out, worse than chemo or radiation. I won't belabor you with all the details of my challenges, but they are similar to yours. I have secretions galore, not yet experienced any dry mouth, and sores everywhere in my mouth. And tired... I have never been so tired. Thanks to people on this site who told me that this is all normal. I thought I was dying. But it is part of the deal. I send you healing thoughts. Be patient, that is what people told me. It is hard, but I try to have patience. Also, someone told me to measure my progress in weeks, not days. That was wise, too. Take care of yourself. Let your body heal as it must. It knows what it is doing. -Michelle


SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.