Hi,

I'm 4 months post TX with radiation and Cisplatin (no surgery). I have the typical dry-mouth side effect from radiation of my salivary glands. For several months now I've had a heavily coated tongue. I'm comfortable that it's not thrush.

Anyone else have this problem? Anyone out there found a way to clear this up? I have a good tongue scraper and it does help, but only in a "constant maintenance" sort of way.

Thank you,

-Seth

47 yr old male non-smoker, social drinker, fit. Jan'10, Stg3 rt tonsil+rt neck SCC, HPV+, rad+chmo Vancouver Cda. 2yr clear Apr'12 London UK. Apr'13 mets recur to lymph btw left lung & aorta, 3x Cisplatin+5FUchemo+20 rad, was all clear but 6-mo PET-CT shows mets to pleura around left lung, participating in St 1 trial of GDC-0980. GDC lost effect and ended July'14, bad atrial fibrillation requiring hospitalisation, start more standard chemo 10 Sep 2014.
Sadly has passed away, notified Jan 2015.