Hi there!! I was bad for a week after then things improved. I had 33 rads with two full doses of chemo. Ii started to improve pain wise after week one - was considerably better by the end of week two and pretty decent by one month out - however - I'm not the average - I had pain - but may have a very high pain tolerance. I would rinse with the mouthwash have my oxy chug an ensure then sleep off the oxy - it never got rid of pain just made e sleep through it. You're doing great - you'll be through the worst son enough keep rinsing with the baking soda mix or flattened soda water (you can swallow it. Good luck!