Hi all, I am hoping someone can give some options on the dry mouth issue. I was doing ok with it until a couple of months ago. It has gotten so bad that the remainder of the "old" tongue is dry and scaly in the morning. I bought a humidifier and have tried taping my mouth shut at night (I'm a mouth breather). I find the humidifier stuffs up my nose, and I end up breathing through the mouth tape.

I am starting to get some sensation in the flap (my surgeon told me he had hooked up some nerves), and it seems this has come at the same time. It may be coincidence. The other negative is that it is seriously impairing my sleep. I'm an insomniac as it is, but I'm now down to about 2 hours of sleep a night.

Would be happy for any suggestions!

Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt