 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | RN77 - I don't know if this would help with the tenderness in the lip, mouth and throat, but Manuka Honey has been mentioned quite a bit on this forum for its healing properties- definitely check it out with the doctors to make sure it does not interfere with anything else already prescribed. For more info, just type in Manuka Honey in the search box, upper right, top of this page.
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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