 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I started using 1.1% Sodium Fluoride one month before radiation began and continued for 5 years post Tx. I had near perfect teeth to begin with and I still do today some 7 years post Tx. My dentist told me to apply a thin strip in each tray, upper & lower and put them in for 30 mins each night right before I went to bed. I was able to do probably 95% of the Tx time and afterwards. Some nights I couldn't because of the pain and some nights I couldn't find them because of my cats but that's another story!
I found Cypress at my pharm which is/was substantially cheaper than most of the other products I found.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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