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Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 758 Likes: 3 | I was a very slow healer post RT. My RO stated I was the slowest healer he ever saw. I agree with the advice given above and be patient Also, avoid food that is acidic, spicy, sharp or hard and hot. I would frequently get painful mouth ulcers often triggered by something I tried to eat. My RO prescribed various mouth rinses and eventually a medication called trental combined with vitamin E to promote healing. I eventually had HBOT (which did help) but that was about 2 years after RT.
Good luck and try to be patient!
Susan
SCC R-Lateral tongue, T1N0M0
Age 47 at Dx, non-smoker, casual drinker, HPV-
Surgery: June 2005
RT: Feb-Apr 2006
HBOT: 45 in 2008; 30 in 2013; 30 in 2022 -> Total 105!
Recurrence/Surgeries: Jan & Apr 2010
Biopsy 2/2011: Moderate dysplasia
Surgery 4/2011: Mild dysplasia
Dental issues: 2013-2026 (ORN of lower jaw)
2026-It’s back! 12-hour Surgery-Mandibulectomy w/ Fibula Free-Flap * FOM tumor SCC * Sarcoma in jaw likely caused by RT
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