Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,294 Likes: 1 | Hi Andrew, I'm ten weeks post and have various symptoms as you; they come and go. YES -Ulcers/sores in mouth (along lower back of jawbone, started yesterday) - occasional ear ache, with the feeling I need to clear pressure in it - frequent pain in throat, especially after eating and swallowing a "solid" meal. -occasional strong pain on my scalp if I move my hair around (for example running hand through hair) -No fever
I called the MO on the scalp thing; they did not think it was neuropathy and suggested I take ibuprofen which works to knock down the pain.
My take is a lot of this stuff is "normal" along the path of recovery as our bodies are still weakened; our immune systems are still not working fully so some small bacteria take used to be banished now becomes a sore.
I am thinking that since I had two teeth pulled pre-tx that my chewing is compromised and I know there are times when I chomp on something it just grinds into my jawbone flesh and that has to make a sore.
Best to you, don
Don Male, 1955 Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4
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