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#107792 11-26-2009 10:55 AM
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Hi Folks,

Well I just finished 10 weeks post TX. I am doing IK, I eat lots through my mouth and will get the PEG aka Umbilical Cord out in a couple of weeks. I am still wek and need naps but I look better and I feel more positive, So here is a question. I am eating most anything I want, meat, pasta, vegies, bread and evan chocholate. I almost always need a sip of fluid with each swallow. I can handle that, What does bug me is how coated my theeh get when I eat. There is almost a meal caked to my choppers. I need to floss and brush after every meal. I guess it is a good thing. I am even gaing some weight back, I think, I went from 195 to 160. Also my taste buds aere comming back

I eat bird sized bites and do take a while to consume a meal. I use to be the fastest eater, I am dead last now.

So todays Thanksgiving dinner will take a while to get down, but it sure will be good!

Happy T'

Steve


70 male, athlete...again
SSC of undetermined orgin , early july 09
40 tx radiation, 8 chemo cisplatin and ebuterx
finished TX in mid Sept 09
Clear at the 6 year mark!
Back to swimming, biking and running! just a tad slower
never regained my weight, even when I eat lots and lots, just a skinny guy now

Just way glad to be seeing the green side up!




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Some day, I'm sure Water Pik will recognize all the advertising I have done for it and pay me, but until then - this is still free advice I don't go anywhere without my Water Pik I use it to cleanse my mouth BEFORE I brush. At night, I use it twice - 1st to cleanse all the areas of my mouth, then I brush, then I put biotene mouthwash in the water pik and have another go.

It is a Godsend for getting into all those nooks and crannies that surgery has created in my mouth. Let me know what you think if you try it

Donna


Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
Pandora99 #107798 11-26-2009 05:48 PM
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I do have one and will try and report!

Steve


70 male, athlete...again
SSC of undetermined orgin , early july 09
40 tx radiation, 8 chemo cisplatin and ebuterx
finished TX in mid Sept 09
Clear at the 6 year mark!
Back to swimming, biking and running! just a tad slower
never regained my weight, even when I eat lots and lots, just a skinny guy now

Just way glad to be seeing the green side up!




tristeve #107806 11-26-2009 11:08 PM
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I have the same problem with the particles in my teeth. Hadn't thot of the water pik - Great Idea! Steve, I can sure relate to your comment about being the last one done - it takes forever to get a meal down. Sometimes, I just loose interest and quit. But I guess I am just grateful to be able to eat again, so I need to be more patient.


DX 2/10/09; Stage 1 SCC side of tongue; Partial Gloss; PEG in 3/3/09; 3 Cisplatin; 35 IMRT; PEG out 7/17/09; Eating via mouth and walking 3 miles/day 4 wks after treatment end. 50 pound weight loss; Clear PET 09/09 and 09/10
Carmen M #107809 11-27-2009 06:01 AM
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Steve,

You are doing fine. Your saliva now doesn't contain the same ingredients as it did pre Tx and that affects everything about how you eat. It should improve over the next 2 years so just be extra diligent about keeping your choppers clean. I don't (never did) use the Water Pik but I do try and rinse my mouth out and floss after every meal. I find that the longer food stuff stays in my mouth I continue to produce thick saliva so rinsing also stops that as well.


David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
davidcpa #107816 11-27-2009 08:28 AM
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Steve

Not really a bad thing to brush and floss after every meal. While those days are only a memory to me now, my oconological dentists kept repeating: Meticulous Oral Hygiene was now a requirement. That included using fluoride trays every night also. If you have not seen a dentist who specializes in post TX cancer patients, you might want to ask for a referral from your medical team. Without proper saliva you are at a very high risk for dental caries. And let me assure you that no matter how slow you are eating, you are a speed demon in comparison to my steady drip drip drip down the old PEG.
It will get better and better as time goes bye.
Charm


65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin

Passed away 4-29-13
Charm2017 #107822 11-27-2009 11:12 AM
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I did try the waterpik this am and my teeth feel quite clean. Thanks for the tip.

MY RO did require I go to a dental oncologist so I do use the floride tray...everyday for the rest of time. O do want to keep my choppers, after so long I am attached to them
Thanks all! Steve


70 male, athlete...again
SSC of undetermined orgin , early july 09
40 tx radiation, 8 chemo cisplatin and ebuterx
finished TX in mid Sept 09
Clear at the 6 year mark!
Back to swimming, biking and running! just a tad slower
never regained my weight, even when I eat lots and lots, just a skinny guy now

Just way glad to be seeing the green side up!




tristeve #107829 11-27-2009 03:26 PM
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I also have a perio brush, a small brush on a handle, from Dentec Company that I get free from my periodontist. I use this before flossing to push the goop out from between the teeth. This is also handy when you are someplace where you cannot do full dental hygienge after eating. I also floss after every meal and even have be known to brush and floss between courses depending on what I'm eating. I just don't like the main course in my dessert. Ask your dentist or periodontist about the perio brush.

Take care,
Eileen


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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
Eileen #107916 11-29-2009 06:11 PM
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I have used the water pik for several days and I am hooked on it! Thakes all thak sticky goop and down the drain, thanks for the tip!

Steve


70 male, athlete...again
SSC of undetermined orgin , early july 09
40 tx radiation, 8 chemo cisplatin and ebuterx
finished TX in mid Sept 09
Clear at the 6 year mark!
Back to swimming, biking and running! just a tad slower
never regained my weight, even when I eat lots and lots, just a skinny guy now

Just way glad to be seeing the green side up!




tristeve #107985 11-30-2009 08:19 PM
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There's a $5.00 coupon on the website, good 'til year-end.


44 at 10-26-2009 Dx; SCC, T2N2b, St.IV BOT; Rt. Tonsil out; PET 11-12-09 (3 spots); 3 rds Cisplatin, Taxotere and 5-FU started 11-19-09; PEG 12-24-09; 7 wks chemo-rads done 03-16-10. 06-28 CT/PET watching 1 node; PEG out; 11-15 CT - larger; 11-23 PET activity up; mrdc 12-21; 04-01-11 CLEAN SCANS! ; March 2018 new SCC - Meet with surgeon 4-4-18
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