Margaret,
excellent hat the "soda" water works!
With the fever gone and the sores healing, I actually feel pretty good. I still get tired quickly and I get exhausted easily for even minor physical activity. I have just started to drink and eat (soups at this point) normally. The tolerated food selection is quite limited unfortunately. In the meantime I am using the PEG to avoid loosing any more weight.
The mucous is still bad in the mornings and during the night. Now that everything hurts less, coughing and hacking it up is possible even though it may not sound very civilized.

Best
Markus