Hi @davehutsell. You just happened to catch me browsing mid-day. Too much saliva would make a lot of us envious. This issue seems common to mouth injuries and certainly to oral surgeries probably as a mechanism of the body to fight off bacteria and keep the mouth clean. Not that this is comfortable for you by any means.
It probably seems like you will never get better but chances are you will. It just takes months and for some issues years. Either the problems go away or we just get used to living with them. I think in three months you should be much improved.
Liquids only or can you do soup, oatmeal, custard, etcetera? My favorite was Root beer Floats but that is basically liquid I guess. My wife made several items one night where I tried different foods and was surprised at what I could swallow, what tasted good, and what tasted like a sewer pipe.
As we encourage, think positive. The odds are in your favor. You win this you can win at so much more in life. You are in the midst of a life changing experience. You can reach out to me and others anytime with questions (although it may take more than five minutes for a response). If you include a bit of detail as to type or location of cancer this can go a long way on specifics. So welcome and I wish you fast healing.

Hey Dave,
Most times radiation results no saliva as it did for me.
I will be 7 years out in November and still have dry mouth and nothing has helped.

As for your liquid diet at 6 weeks out.
If you’re able to ingest by mouth you are fortunate.
Keep using your throat!
It took nearly a year before I could ingest oatmeal.

Talk to your oncologist about pain management.
But, if you can get by without pain meds then I suggest staying off them.

Fight the good fight!

MOJO