 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | To rinse with the salt water and baking soda concoction...
Use 16 oz (a pint) of warm water, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt. Or decrease cut it in half for a smaller amount. Rinse several times per day.
Another thing to think about, sanitizing glasses, utensils or anything you put into your mouth. Anything including your toothbrush needs to be sanitized and kept away from other household members things. Its necessary to prevent it from spreading to others. In fact the nurse told me to throw out my toothbrush and get a new one. I was so paranoid about it coming back that I would wash my sheets and blankets in hot water and added bleach to make sure I killed all the germs.
Hope you are doing ok besides the thrush.
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  | 
