#12008 09-01-2007 02:51 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | One of our forum members wrote to me regarding the use of "Gelclair", which I am not familiar with....
Has anyone used Gelclair? What is your opinion of this product? If you have used other products, which one do you find to be more effective?
I wanted to send her the link to BIOTENE, since Buzz has been using these products every day since his surgery, and has had excellent results.
However, I cannot find the thread Brian posted regarding BIOTENE'S sample products.
Would someone kindly post that link so that she can see it here?
Thanks! Lois
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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#12009 09-01-2007 03:04 PM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 231 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 231 |
Dx Mar 07 with Base Of Tongue Stage IV. IMRT 35x with 3 doses Cysplatin ran concurrent. Tx ended May 31,07. Left and right node involved. Radical neck disection 7/18/07
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#12010 09-01-2007 03:14 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Thank you, Billy! I knew I could count on you!
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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#12011 09-01-2007 03:31 PM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 231 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 231 | LOL...Anytime my dear 
Dx Mar 07 with Base Of Tongue Stage IV. IMRT 35x with 3 doses Cysplatin ran concurrent. Tx ended May 31,07. Left and right node involved. Radical neck disection 7/18/07
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#12012 09-01-2007 07:05 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | you can always go to the products section of the main web site (please don't forget about the hundreds of other pages there, so much work continues to go into building them) and you'll find product descriptions and links. As to the Gelclaire products, they are Rx for the most part and they didn't work as well for me and were more of a hassel to get.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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#12013 09-02-2007 03:01 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 | I tried the Gelclaire and also found that they didn't work as well as the Biotene products and certainly didn't taste as good.
18 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.
�Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.�
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#12014 09-02-2007 03:59 AM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Agree on the Gelclair, did not work as well as just the salt/baking soda swish.
We got samples of Gelclair from the RO's office, so no money down the drain. I notice these docs have lots of samples of stuff...worth asking for before buying. JMO, Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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#12015 09-02-2007 08:34 AM | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Member | | Member
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 | This is helpful info as I am heading into radiation on or about 09-10-07 and have so much to learn....mostly wonder if the pain & suffering of this amt. of rads is going to take me to a quality of life place that I can deal with...not even sure if I am making sense of my questions anymore
Christle
Diagnosed late Jan 07 - am scheduled to start radiation 09-10-07 for 7 wks with some chemo and am terrifed!!
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#12016 09-02-2007 04:58 PM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 | Christie, welcome. You are in for a battle, there's no question, but take things one day at a time. You can do this, you can get through it, and we're all here to help; ask questions, vent, whatever you need to do.
Know that the journey you're about to embark on is one that many here have travelled, and very few traveled this road without the same fears as you have. Some fears will prove themselves true, and many others will not. Take what comes in manageable pieces, and you'll do fine
Wayne
SCC left mandible TIVN0M0 40% of jaw removed, rebuilt using fibula, titanium and tissue from forearm.June 06. 30 IMRT Aug.-Oct. 06
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