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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi Garyock,
Wish I could help. The 5fu destroyed my mouth for 4 months. Mucuitis was horrible . Probably the main reason I needed the morphine. Magic mouthwash doesn't touch it. For me it was the inside. Lips, I didn't deal with. Hopefully someone can help. Maybe there is a topical cream that you could use.
Steve Daib
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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