Nelie, My husband didn't seem to have the phlegm problem - at least he never complained much about it and as far as I know, he's only vomited once through all this. He's about 3 weeks ahead of you. The cancer center treating him has an Integrative Care department and he's been using the acupuncturist to treat him for nausea, pain, and anxiety. So, maybe that has made the difference. Who knows? He still has the non-healing mouth sore (won't get biopsy results until next Mon/Tue, as surgeon went on vacation) and his neck is still swollen from neck dissection. I thought he would be able to eat soft foods again weeks ago, but it is 9 weeks out now from radiation and the mouth sore and swelling seems to be holding him back from that. He can only drink protein shakes and eat diced peaches. If the biopsy comes back negative, he'll get the hyperbaric oxygen treatment for the mouth sore thats not healing. But doesn't massage help out the neck swelling? They've talked to him about that before but said he needed more time after radiation to start that. So for now, he's not making any progress to speak of, just waiting for the surgeon to get back next week. Are you able to eat yet?