Yoohoo - today is 1/3 through - It may not seem like much to some, but it's a big thing for me today.

12 down 23 to go. Seems like the sore mouth symptom is getting a little worse, not a lot over Sunday. Taste is beginning to go, only sweets still taste good.

I can still eat bread, so saliva is still there on both sides.

Seems worst symptom is outside edge of left side of tongue is the most tender. I don't dare rinse with any alcohol based mouth wash (to control what I fear is bad breath), burns too much.

Still using the salt water/baking soda rinse. Haven't needed any/much oral lidocaine yet. Keeping that in reserve.

And haven't needed any oxy to be able to sleep yet.

Tony

Tony, 69, non-smoker, aerobatics pilot, bridge player/teacher, avid dancer (ballroom, latin, swing, country)

09/13 SCC, HPV 16, tonsillectomy, T2N0.
11/13 start rads, no chemo
12/13 taste gone, dry mouth,
02/14 hair slowly returning
05/14 taste the same, dry sinuses, irrigation helps.
01/15 food taste about 60% returned, dry sinuses are worse in winter.
12/20 no more sinus problems, taste pretty good