Hey NICHOLAS, you and I have a couple of things in common, we're both about the same age and live in Houston.
Hang in there, things will get much better soon. I'm 15 weeks out from finishing my radiation and had a neck dissection 6 weeks ago.
The good news is I had my PEG tube removed on July 10th (had it since March 27th), I went back to work full time last week. Even though my taste has not fully come back yet, I'm eating just about anything I want (of course I need a sip of water with every bite!, but that's ok).
Every week now it seems I can do something that I couldn't do last week. While I know everyone is different, there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel.
Stay positive and good things will come!
Randy Z.