 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Michelle and Eileen,
Many of my worst memories of radiation have faded into the background over the years, but one that sticks with me is that I got to the point where I had to do the "swish and spit" routine to numb my mouth in order to drink a simple glass of water -- absolutely everything burned for a good many weeks.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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