Hello all! I am exactly 6 mos post treatment for SCC of the tonsil and am continuing to have the low saliva and dry mouth. My docs say to give it some time, but I am beginning to wonder if I will ever be able to produce normal, wet saliva again and if I will ever be able to eat regular foods! I am scared! My left parotid salivary gland is the only one that received direct hits from the IMRT. My docs tell me that it is the one which has most likely been killed and that the ones on the other side of my mouth should return to normal but that it will take a long time. Can any of you with similar conditions tell me if it will get better, and if I will ever be able to eat normally again! I am still on the peg tube and want it out! Sorry, but my patience is wearing thin and I am getting depressed just waiting and waiting. Can any of you tell me what I can expect when and if the saliva starts to return to a more normal consistancy?

Nine years out. New normal with limitations, but surviving and living life to the fullest.