John

[quote]I almost never hear mucositis brought up so please please please share your experiences.[/quote] Just do a search on "mouth sores" in the search box to see other threads on this. (Use the quotation marks or you will get too many hits on mouth)
I do not recommend using mucositis as a search term since unlike yourself, the majority of posters on OCF (including myself at first) assumed it meant all the mucous issues. Mucositis has nothing at all to do with the thick mucous problem.
The main OCF page has a section on mucositis It is worth reading since it covers all the aspects including duration.
OCF- mucositis
The bad news /good news for you is this excerpt of OCF page
[quote]Younger patients tend to develop oral mucositis more often than older patients being treated for the same malignancy with the same regimen. This appears to be due to the more rapid rate of basal cell turnover ... However, the healing of oral mucositis is also more rapid in the younger age group.[/quote].
Magic mouthwash just made me sick so I used seltzer water and my mouth sores cleared up withing two weeks after TX.
You are doing great.
Charm