Welcome to OCF! Try to relax and take things one step at a time.

Why do you think your husband would need to go off his meds? Did someone tell you this was necessary? There are many OC patients (that is IF he has OC) who take anxiety meds. With OC, depression is quite common and many are on meds for these things without incident. I dont see a reason why your husbands medications would not be ok. Of course this is up to his doctors. If his current meds wouldnt work out as they would interfere with something in his treatment schedule then there are many other types of meds that should be ok. But this is getting way ahead of things. First, the test results need to come back with what exactly is going on with your husbands mouth. I hope this will help him to realize putting his health concerns off is never a good idea. Things that dont get better on their own need a doctors help.

Many medications can be watered down or crushed up and put into applesauce. Some members use a feeding tube and take their medications thru the tube. But, again this info is only relevant if the biopsy comes back being cancerous. Let hope it turns out to be something that can easily be fixed.

By the way, speaking of stopping medications for surgery, Ive had more surgeries than I can count and Ive always taken my meds like normal. Please do yourself a big favor and stay busy while waiting the week for the test results to come back. Being worried and jumping ahead of yourself will only make you more upset, it wont change the results.

Best wishes!


Christine
SCC 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 smile