The seltzer water sounds like a nice natural solution. I'll get some ASAP! I hate the thought of giving him any more medicine to combat the side effects of other medicine. I've even discussed giving him green tea and his chemo nurses reminded me how caffeine can dehydrate you.

Base of tongue spread to 2 lymph nodes.stg?? Dx 5/5/09 peg
Tx started with 35 rad, 7 weeks cisplatin, 2 weeks 5-fu.
completed second course of tx with reduced dose of cisplatin &
5-fu. All clear
Post radiation swallowing difficulties 12 years later