Hey, Steve- the way John's Doc has explained it to us is that once your mouth is "invaded" [by radiation, surgery, tumor, etc.} your salivary glands will fight like hell to get back to normalcy. It sounds like yours are doing just that! This is a normal reaction. I can't address your speech problems because John has had most of his tongue removed, so he is in a different place. Please try to pace your recovery one day at a time. That will help. Amy