Thanks for all the suggestions. Today, my pleghm seems to be a little less than yesterday. My mouth still feels warm, so trying to keep up with the Prevention solution that they RO gave me, as well as the miracle mouthwash. So far I have tried to drink a few things by mouth. Yesterday and today I was able to get down about half a glass of cocoa. Also have found flat room temperature Gingerale is acceptible, but have only had about a dixie cup at a time. Orange Gatorade must have too much citric acid in it as that burned on the tongue, so I stick to just putting that through my peg tube to get the electrolytes. The Gingerale also does a good job of cleaning out the peg tube. Hopefully I'll continue to see more improvement in my mouth as the week progresses. Looking forward to trying some of the other suggestions.

Paul

Age 27: Diagnosed 11/1/07 with Oral cancer localized in the left side of my tongue & 1 lymph node. Upper Neck Disection Surgery 12/17/07, removed left side of tongue and a few lymph nodes. Post surgery treatment: 30 days Radiation, 4 Treatments of Cisplatin. Completed treatments 3/27/08.