@krisohlson Thanks for replying..Even the roof of my mouth swells up like blisters just like after eating food that's too hot. My soft palate hangs lower after the surgery so that's a hastle trying to swallow. The mucous or lymph fluid collects above the soft palate 24/7. wakes me up after 2 hours of sleep every night. So I spray saline up my nose to try and clear it. It clears a little at a time..Too thick at times to just swallow it. The back of my palate feels cool to my tongue telling me radiation has ruined the circulation.