Mucositus is very common in rad therapy, I have been out of treatment for a year and I still have it. I sleep in a recliner and still wake up choking. It is tough, but better than the alternative. Expectorants work but only temporarily. It is just part of the fight..
Darrell

Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.