Hi,

I experienced Thrush post surgery and prior to RAD/Chemo, about 3 months ago. Now I am 8 weeks post treatment and have been miserable and finally realized I have it again. I am starting the Fluconazole again today which should get rid of it.

My question is how to prevent this from recurring? I don't want to take these drugs all the time. I assume it is the dry mouth that is the cause of the Thrush this time.

Otherwise, I am doing quite well and have recovered a lot of taste and am much stronger.

Thanks

Tom, age 67 - Stage IVA HPV16+ oropharyngeal SCC, T2N2aM0, Right tonsil, lymph node
1/9/14 Positive biopsy diagnosis
1/16 Cancer Panel
1/21 TORS (Trans Oral Robotic Surgery) to remove tonsil; 1mm margin clear.
2/10 Neck Dissection 1 involved lymph node (extra-capsular activity puts chemo in the mix), 40+ nodes removed
3/17 Begin IMRT RAD & Cisplatin. RAD of 30 treatments, 5 days a week.
4/7 2nd of 2 Cisplatin
4/25 Last RAD
Never installed feeding tube.
Now in recovery.