 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Dr. Mike,
My dentist is (and has been, overly cautious) since he couldn't diagnose a 6 cm tonsil tumor that was a huge big tan rubbery blob displacing my uvula. He means well and I have been with him a long time. My H&N cultured it and it was positive for candidiasis. Already been through the Tx and moved on.
I have used Nystatin in the past - yuck! Give me Diflucan or Clotrimizole troches anyday The troches were actually quite tolerable and not bad tasting at all.
It was just a little strange to have thrush after all of this time (almost 5 years post Tx). I had IMRT and my salivary function is practically normal. My blood chemistry is all within normal limits (excpet my liver enzymes but I have had HCV for over 50 years so nothing new there). My general health is better than ever except for some minor collateral damage from the RT.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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