Hi x28007, there's just no doubt about it! We all agree that cancer sucks! You've definitely found a safe place to vent about it, and we all understand!! I think Dr. Mike's reply to you was so wise--I hadn't thought about the act of being dumped by all the experts after treatment ended. My cancer center arranged the calendar so that I see a different one of my three docs every six weeks, in going through my 3-month cycles of visits. So it's not so long without contact with them, and I treat them to smaller ventings but more often.

As for the difficulty w/dry mouth, I have medication to help with my saliva scarcity. It's called Evoxac. My rx is 30-mg capsules three times a day. Although it's not the answer for everybody, you might want to ask your doctors about it. I can always tell when the time gets away from me and I forget to take it because my mouth goes dry again. The only side effect I have is that I sweat more than I would otherwise, because it gets those glands working harder, too. But I'm in the "hot flash" zone anyway, so my sweat glands were already whacky.

Hey, summer is coming, and you can go out with your friends for ice cream and milk shakes! Do you have favorite foods that are soothing for you? Yogurt and pasta were life savers for me! While others would order pizza, I would get the spaghetti or lasagne. I got back to eating bread thanks to Italian restaurants, too--just dunk that bread in LOTS of olive oil!

Are you feeling any better yet? I sure empathize with you!!! Take care of yourself, okay?

Carol