This too shall pass...I am not sure what you are allowed but I used to melt an ice cube in my mouth or afreezie or popsicle the all help take the edge off! You have done great so far...We are proud of you!

Dianne..treatment at cc at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario...insulin dependant, Surgery Sept 8/08 Tracheotomy,composite resection and bilateral neck dissection, left radial forearm free flap... T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma. No radiation A little over 2 yrs clear YAY