I did radiation and chemo (cisplatin,5FU) two years ago for SCC Base of Tongue.

First I noticed the odd taste, particularly after waking up. Then I noticed a 'buildup of salivia'. I would make the radiation tech wait so I could do a final rinse/spit job with it before lying down for the radiation treatment. Then I noticed that it was yellow. The nurse told me that it was commonly referred to 'secretions'. They were the by product of my salivia glands starting to show their troubles. The secretions continued to get worse and worse until finally I was using a suction machine (obtained via hospital) to deal with them. They didn't decrease until around 6 months had passed. It seemed to me that I had them worse than 'normal' people, based on the responses I'd get from different members of the medical team when I'd complain about them. On the good side, I never did get the terrible sore throat everyone complains about, and I always wondered if the secretions were the cause of the that blessing.

Debbie in Iowa