Steve J, I am sorry I did not see your post sooner. I have the answer to the sleeping problem!

Take some clean gauze and wind it up to about the size of your little finger. Put one on each side of your mouth, in the "gutters." Sleep with your head slightly elevated. The gauze will soak up a tremendous amount of the gunk. Even at my worst, I would be able to sleep for 5 or 6 hours.

As far as wiping your mouth out, Puffs brand tissues seem to be the softest and strongest. Not the kind with aloe, just the regular variety.

This will end, you know. For me, it stopped very suddenly, followed by a couple of very weak false starts. I am four years out from TX, and some of the details are getting a bit fuzzy, but I will NEVER forget that awful mucous. it seems to be a final indignity when one is finally finished with TX, to be saddled with that.

One more thing. Cover the pillow with a folded bath towel. This soaks up better and is easier to wash.