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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Try rinsing your mouth with a combo of 16 oz warm water with 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt. If that burns, decrease the salt to 1 tsp. Rinse several times per day.
Another thing to help with pain is something called magic mouthwash. There are several different variations of this medicine. The MM I had was made of malox, lidocaine, and benedryl. You swish it around in your mouth for about 15 seconds then spit it out. That would be good for short periods of time, like when you want to eat. It lasts about 15-30 minutes max. This is by prescription so ask your doc.
Mouth pain is the absolute worst pain! Sure hope you begin to feel better very soon.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
