As radiation continues to damage the cancer and the surrounding tissues, it is not uncommon for blood to be present. The mucocitis will also continue to get worse, even continuing several weeks after the treatments have ended. It was at this stage that I was on the greatest amount of painkillers, and mouth rinses. While unpleasant, in a few more weeks the worst will be over, and healing will begin to take place. This is also a time when the immune system is at it's lowest, and you need to be on the lookout for opportunistic infections like Candida. For all those going through it, this stage seems to take forever. But the good news is that it does pass, and things will once again return to normal.