I to had the P16 cancer in my right tonsil witch went into my tounge and upper pallet its been 10 weeks since my last radiation treatment I had 42 treatments no chemo or surgery I thought I was starting to do better eating some soft foods then it got worse, I'm back on my protein shakes and that even hurts I'm 61 I've lost close to 50 pounds and just had a new Pete scan ,doc said the lymph nodes look good how ever he cannot say I'm cancer free as it shows still active he claims this could be do to the inflammation I've also been dealing with a swollen neck that makes me look like a bullfrog ,possibly lymphonema if any one else has had this let me know, my energy levels are low I wish I could workout but my calorie intake is to low I just found this group and reading through the post really helps. I'll pray for everyone on here ,I'm a painting contractor its just me and my partner and I had to work through the treatments and only took two weeks off when my partner was sick I try not to work full days as I'm exhausted but I raise to grandkids and take care of my mom so I don't have a choice, the dry mouth is insane and my teeth are now hurting, but this to shall pass at least that's my hope . I will be checking these post to see if I can find some new answers to what helps .on another note I'm checking into stem cell regeneration of Saliva glands they have grants in San Francisco that are doing this