 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 | Terrib - Whatever else you may try I recommend you get your doc to prescribe you some viscous lidocaine. I found it was the only thing that numbed my mouth enough even for me to drink liquids.
My thoughts are with you. This is a tough treatment, but you'll get through it!
David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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