Jordan,

Sounds much like our situation. Still after being 8 months out from the end of chemoradiation the thick mucus flows. It was realy bad for the fist six months post treatments and it is just now beginning to ge better. The mucus accumulates in the throat, triggers the gag reflex and causes nausea and vomiting. We have tried different nausea meds (Compozine, Zofran, Ativan) but the meds did not seem to improve the nausea much.

Our ENT told us that the mucus was caused by the irritation in the mouth to the chemoradiation and the destruction of salivary glands that produce thin saliva.

Hang in there as the mucus flow will get better with time.

CG to wife;
Jan 2005 DX SCC Tongue T2N1MO; RND surgery Mar 2005; 35 XRT and 4 cisplatin completed Jul 2005.
Dec 2006 tongue surgery, Scar tissue no cancer.
Feb 2010 neck node FNA - negative.
2010 ORN right jaw plus fracture
2015 ORN left jaw plus fracture
Feb 2016 Lower jaw reconstruction by Fibula free flap+titanium plate - Permanent G-tube
June 2016 Difficulty breathing - Permanent Trachea tube
Dec 2019 DX Cervical cancer - Stage 1 - Surgery Jan 16 2020.
15-20 esophagus/larynx dilations