Hi. Thanks for the info. The mouth sores are very bothersome, and they just don't want to go away! I know John would feel a whole lot better if they would disappear - so hopefully soon. The sore throat seems to be more pronounced in the morning hours - and I think what aggravates that is that John is a snorer and has sleep apnea, so when he awakens, his throat really feels terrible. It sometimes lasts all day like that, but there are some days he doesn't complain too much about it. So I'm still not sure if it's due to the radaition or what. His drainage tubes are still draining as mentioned - nothing much has changed on that as of today. He is to make a follow-up appointment with the doc this week, so hopefully he can either take that out (and the stitches too) or let us know how much longer he has to keep that in. He also mentioned that there is some shoulder soreness and stiffness - which I'm sure has to do with the surgery. He loves to do "aquatherapy" in the pool - so the sooner he can get those tubes out - the sooner he can get back to doing his therapy exercises. Also - the swelling in his neck/side of face is starting to be more pronounced (lymphadema) - but not terribly swollen so far. So perhaps this may have something to do with the sore throat problem as well.