 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 559 Likes: 1 | Hi Ridge:
I developed a mouth infection after surgery, prior to radiation start. Yes, it had a horrible metallic taste. At first we thought it was strep, but antibiotics didn't cure it, then we thought it was viral in nature and you just have to ride that out.
Gargling with salty, baking soda water helped, but only for a minute before it would come back. Regular mouthwash and sucking on a cough drop seemed to do better than anything because the drop would take 20 minutes to dissolve, that brought 20 minutes of relief.
Sure hope I don't get another dose of this when I reach 4th week of rads, I'm starting week 2 tomorrow.
Try the drops.
Tony, 69, non-smoker, aerobatics pilot, bridge player/teacher, avid dancer (ballroom, latin, swing, country)
09/13 SCC, HPV 16, tonsillectomy, T2N0.
11/13 start rads, no chemo
12/13 taste gone, dry mouth,
02/14 hair slowly returning
05/14 taste the same, dry sinuses, irrigation helps.
01/15 food taste about 60% returned, dry sinuses are worse in winter.
12/20 no more sinus problems, taste pretty good
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