First anniversary party: I asked my oncologist and head & neck surgeon about the survival anniversary date and they couldn't give me an answer. So I chose the end of treatment for my date. In the scheme of things it's only 6 weeks difference anyway. So Friday is my one year anniversary (I'll start a new thread on this on Friday so don't hijack Brett's thread). It's your call Brett.

Mouth pain - yep - samo - getting a little better now. Still have some weird little pains when putting tongue in certain positions. Yawning pain still. Probably fried muscle tissue. I don't worry about it anymore - I just assume it's part of the "new normal".

Thrush: You got it backwards - it's caused by drymouth. And dramatically exacerbated by taking antibiotics. If you had IMRT and are a candidate for some salivary function return be aware it can take 18 months or more. I can't comment on amofostine. I also am not sure about the tongue tint. Mine is pretty much on the white side at this point and I am not having any problems. There is some very thorough information on thrush elsewhere on the site.