My txs were 845am. I would wake up early in the morning and I would drink a cup of hot tea & honey. Then I would drink a VHC then take a very long shower about an hour or so. It would take me that long just to get all the mucous out...I even brushed my teeth in the shower. I would douse my mouth with Biotene spray and chew on the Biotene gum until my tx started. I was able to keep it under control for the 10 minutes or so. I did this routine all through out tx and for about a month afterwards. This all seemed to work well for me...of course all day long I would spit and spit and spit...and yes a lot of gagging involved too!! I thought it would never end.

7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer
8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35
11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better