Mica, Welcome to the site. Sorry you need to be here, but welcome. Ed answered most of you issues. I can add that eating macaroni and cheese can help with the throat issues. When I was 20 days out of treatment, that was one of the things I could eat along with poached eggs. Eventually, you get to chips, pizza, everything, so it does get better. Keep up the faith and every two or three weeks it seems that a new burst of improvement will be felt. I also had a peg (in fact, I just had it removed this morning) and I supplemented my peg food with as much as I could stand through the mouth because the doctor scared me with what can happen if you don't continue swallowing. So try some other things to keep your throat in use. By the way, though it is much better, I still have throat goo and I am 4 1/2 months past rad. Good luck and I will add you to my prayers.