I had my surgery on Sept 11 and have been making steady progress since. I had a large BOT tumor with 2 (right side) lymph nodes involved. Doctors said they got it all and found nothing on the left side. I have had 8 out of the 29 radiation treatments that were recommended and 2 out of the 6 Erbitux treatments. Just starting to notice some minor changes. My bigest problems are the constant ropey salvia and dry mouth, especially at night. The saliva is annoying, but I mostly put up with it. My question is, does it ever go away? I mean after all the treatment is done. The dry mouth at night is a really big issue as I am not getting the restful sleep I need to heal. Any suggestions? I keep a water bottle on the night stand that has a "spritzer" on it. That helps, but I still end up waking up about every 45 mins or so. Any tips will be appreciated. Katie