Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF, Lori! Its always nice to have another survivor join our ranks.
Sorry to hear you are still running into after effects at almost 3 years post rads. It really stinks that you still have mouth sores. Im sure they are quite painful and annoying. Wish I had something that would ease your mind. My advice is to keep yourself busy and try to rinse frequently with a mixture of warm water, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp of salt. There is also a prescription Magic Mouthwash that you can get from your doctor to help numb your mouth to enable you to eat easier.
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 |