Jen, I also only took sips of water from about week four of radiation on. I kept a water bottle with me at all times. I remember the mucous starting to dry up around week three after radiation ended. How are the kids doing with it all?
Hang in there.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.