Pam,

I'm glad school is going well--I told you you wouldn't feel out of place there!

Yes, my mouth is feeling dryer lately. I have been not using the two humidifiers I have in our bedroom on my side of the bed because we are sleeping with the windows open--and the air here is fairly humid at night usually. I didn't know dry air was better--if that is so, why do humidifiers right near me at night usually help my mouth be not so cotton-mouthy? Anyway, I have been trying to use that Biotene liquid at night, putting a bunch in my mouth before I go to sleep. Istill wake up dry in the middle of the night but no so often dry and in horrible pain from it, so I must be drying oout a little less.

Pam, speaking of physical activity and drymouth, how do you deal with that during aerobic activity? I find as soon as I start breating deeply from hiking a hill or whatever, my tongue also starts sticking to the roof of my mouth because I get so dry.

Nelie


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"