 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Ask your doc for a suction machine. It can be easily rented for a short time from a medical supply company. Keep rinsing your mouth with 16 oz warm water, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt. Use a water pik on the lowest setting to help break up the stringy mucous and get it out of your mouth. Some members have found relief with seltzer water, it didnt work for me but maybe it will for you.
The thick ropey saliva only sticks around for a couple weeks then it turns into dry mouth which is actually a bothersome relief.
Good luck!!!
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  | 
