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Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 559 Likes: 1 | I had mucositis in the last week of treatment and for probably the first 4-6 weeks post treatment. While mine was minor compared to your mothers, it was still annoying and painful, requiring the use of pain meds (oral lidocaine) especially at meal time. Without oral lidocaine I would have been forced to take pill type pain relievers and they probably would've had to be something strong.
While I didn't have mucous pouring out of my mouth like your mother has, I do remember it being quite thick and seeming to hang in my throat, requiring a lot of hacking ans spitting to remove, particularly after waking from a nights sleep. Beside the mouth tenderness, thick, gummy mucous was my biggest problem with mucositis.
good luck to your mom,
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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