How time flies! I had forgotten the pink sponge-on-a-stick. Those really are great. When you get a little better, buy a toothbrush for children. I got the one for the youngest and it was soft enough to work quite well. The Biotene mouthwash burned me too. The mixture of water and baking soda given to me also included some salt, and on occasion I was to add a little hydrogen peroxide. Whatever, it worked and I never had to battle thrush, which is so common. Hang in there! And before I forget, definitely do stretching exercises with your jaw. You can ask your team about this, but you want to avoid the stiffness that makes opening your mouth painful or impossible. The exercises can be accomplished with a device called Therabite, with stacks of tongue depressors, or using your thumb and forefinger to push your jaws apart. I didn't find out about this until near the end of my treatment, so it was a struggle that needn't have been to get back to normal. Just one more thing for you to remember!