sounds exactly how things went for my husband. he is 8 months from his last treatment which was the same protocol as yours. He has most of his life back to normal. He lost his sense of taste for sweet, can't eat really rough foods like popcorn, isn't having to drink water all the time for a dry mouth though he carries a bottle of pop with him just in case. His voice is back, etc. There is light at the end of the tunnel. You are down the path now! Best wishes.