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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF!
Are you an oral cancer survivor? If so did you have radiation treatments? chemo? If so, when did you finish your treatments?
If you are less than 2 years past when you finished your radiation treatments, your saliva production is probably as good as you can expect it to be. Look for things that contain xylitol, like gum and hard candies. You may also find some help with taking a prescription medicine pilocarpine. Taking small sips of water helps too. You probably will find some help from yoru physician as well.
Dry mouth is something most oral cancer patients who underwent radiation treatments will struggle with for many years.
Since you are not from the US, I do not have info about how your country's medical system works, same goes for medications.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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