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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi Bill,
Each of us has different effects from the chemo and radiation. I had 5FU and it distroyed my mouth and then the radiation kept my tongue and mouth in constant pain. I had to use the peg tube from my first week of treatment and for the next 3 1/2 months. Mucusitis is a normal reaction to the treatment. they gave me morphine and oxycontin which I could take as I needed. I'm not sure if the side effects would be less.
When I finished, the ENT gave me Evoxac (sp). It really helped in the saliva area. I don't take it now and my saliva flow is SLOWLY coming back.
Steve
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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