Jamie, The rule of thumb has always been one month of recovery for each week of radiation. However, I have to tell you that my rad Dr. told me that was not accurate. He told me it would be at least two years before all of the side effects were healed and I could say that I was now as good as I would get. I can say it has been 6 months since my treatment ended and I still have a sore throat, my voice is still hoarse, and my mouth is still sore. So there you have it. I figure that as long as I am improving, and I have been improving since treatments ended, I'll take it and not care how long it will take until everything is as good as it will get.