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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Biotene makes a very good mouthwash. If it is too strong for your sensitive mouth, dilute it with some water.
Congrats on finishing your treatments!!! I know right now you are feeling the worst you have felt thru this. Very soon you will begin to feel better. Yes, in one month you will have improved alot!
If you rinse your mouth with 2 cups of warm water, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt it will help with the mucous. Repeat this several times per day. Alot of us have also taken some cold medications like Musinex to help cut the phlegm. In about 3 or 4 weeks the thick gunk in your mouth and throat will subside and turn into dry mouth. For that, you will want to get some Biotene dry mouth gel. It will help you manage the dry mouth. I also slept with a humidifier.
Best wishes with your recovery!!!
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  | 
