Im sorry to see you too suffered with the thick ropey gunk, Denise! Almost every single OC patient deals with the thick ropey gunk. Most patients have said they had the ropey gunk anywhere from 3-8 weeks post rads. For me, either I was pretty lucky or my memory is failing... thinking back to the thick gunk, I didnt have it too long, maybe 3 or 4 weeks post rads. One day I woke up and it was gone by the next morning the gunk was replaced with the dry mouth phase. The dry mouth phase felt like it took forever to improve but in reality I kinda think I just learned how to manage it better.


PS.... Denise, Im so jealous of your ability to drink Coke!!! That brings back memories, coke was one of my pre-cancer favorites. I used to stick a can in the freezer for a few minutes to get it extra cold, almost to the point of turning it into slush. I cant tell you how many times I forgot a can and had it explode in the freezer making a huge mess.