 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I was put on 220mg Zinc sulfate, 400iu Vitamin E 2x day, 500mg vitamin C 2X a day, and a multivitiamin like Centrum to promote healing. I did not have terrible mouth sores, but I did have a rampant case of thrush that took forever to get rid of, plus problems with gums healing. Still taking the stuff and haven't had a cold since, not that I got a lot of them before. Anyway, check with your doctor before doing this. I think the zinc really helps.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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