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Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 | Yes, the suction machine is a godsend! If your doc writes a prescription for it, many insurance companies will cover it. It's like that gizmo that the dentist uses that gently sucks out the gunk. Also, my DH finds that the club soda suggestion for rinsing really works for him. It cuts through the thick mucous better than plain water.
Caregiver to husband David, non smoker. Dx 1/06 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV, neck nodes involved. Surgery/Chemo/Rad. Treatment finished 5/06. Waiting. Recurrence in lung, Aug07. 6 months Cisplatin/Erbitux. Spots shrinking after 3 Cisplatin tx.
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