I am a believer in both the salt/soda rinse and the club soda. There was not much out there that would cut the mucous the same way and the constant flushing would feel good as well as heal the mouth sores. I am almost six weeks out of treatment with sore throat issues that are difficult to address but the mouth sores were cleared up at the 4/5 week period and the thick green phlem replaced with normal phlem like mucous in back of throat. Mostly when eating or drinking. The pain in throat has increased slightly in the past week so I've increased my breakthrough pain meds. It has impacted my eating but I'm no longer choking and feeling sick from the mucositis. I have learned this is not the Rabbits race, but the tortoises. Slow but steady wins the race.

I'm having one of those days where I just don't think it's going to get better. I just want to talk

It WILL get better, John. Everyone has days where it seems to take forever to see progress. You've had such good suggestions already. My son had a really tough time of it, too. It's a slow, slow process of trying different things to see what works. After the Magic Mouthwash quit working for my son, he tried something else and then when he returned to the MM, it started working again! Try to think of even the very small positive steps in the progress already made and concentrate on more of those happening. You will talk again! Just hang in there for a little bit.