OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 559 Likes: 1 | Yes, I will have treatment on Thursday and be done on Friday morning of this week.
I had the doc look at my mouth and he confirmed it was mucositis. He asked if I had lidocaine and oxy as well as chlorhexidine gluconate as those were the three best things to use. He also pushed continuiing to use the drinkable aloe vera.
thanks guys ... Merry Christmas tomorrow.
Tony
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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