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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi David,
The fact that the dry mouth has started to reverse is excellent news. I had probelms for close to a year after COuldn't talk very long, etc. It should slowly get better if it has begun. I still have a few problems at night, but have learned to deal with it. For the meantime, carry bottles of water and use often. There are some OTC solutions, but few work very well. I found the hardest part was sleeping. It was close to a year or longer before I had my mental faculties back, if you can call them that. It has only been in the past four months I have been able to work a full day without being mentally spent and we both have tax season coming up.
Steve
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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