The rule of thumb is that what you have at about 18 months is where you will be forever. A little dry mouth is a small price to pay for being on this side of the grass, and you will likely fare much better in the saliva area than those of us who went through treatment before IMRT. Your new normal will likely have a lot of wet foods in it, but that's not such a bad thing.


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.