Hey Dani,
My husband is now almost 5 months post chemo/radiation. He is now eating most things, but has almost no taste buds or saliva, which makes eating hard and he does cough and choke still. He had and used his PEG tube from about the 3rd week of treatment and for a total of about 5 months. It was a lifesaver for him...he could not eat or drink for almost 5 months. He felt worse the month after treatment ended. He does feel much better now. It just takes a while. He will be starting back to work about the 3rd week of August. He has been off on disability since his rad. neck dissection on Christmas eve. These things take time...hopefully, they can help do something about the exposed bone...sounds painful. Dan was on major narcotics for a few months after ending treatment. He's off everything now except Protonix for acid reflux disease.
Take care and God bless,
Debbie