Hi, Sharon-

You could also try a bulb syringe for rinsing -- squirt it right up there in your surgical site (gently) and lots of stuff should come out. That's what I was told to do from the very beginning, and I do it religiously one or two times a day now. Salty warm water works best. The bulb syringe at least keeps you from poking too hard up there with a stick.



Chrissy

Stage 2 SCC upper right palate
Hemi-palatectomy and maxillectomy 5/28/09
Six teeth gone
IMRT x30 starts July 13. Completed 8/26/09
Carboplatin and Taxol x6 starting 7/14/09. Completed 8/25/09.