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| | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi KB, welcome to OCF. It takes everyone different amounts of time to recover. Every person reacts slightly differently to surgery, medications, the radiation and chemo. For the thrush you should be on prescription meds like diflucan. Thursh will clear up very quickly, mine would improve within a day of starting the medication.
Do you use magic mouthwash before you attempt to eat? Its a mixture of lidocaine, malox and benedryl or similar ingrediants. You would swish that in your mouth for about 20 seconds and spit it out. It will numb your mouth for 15-30 minutes which should enable you to eat easier.
Most of all, congrats on becoming a survivor and finished the brutal treatments. Hope you bounce back quickly.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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