 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | I get the full mouth and throat rads too. I hurt big time when I sleep and nothing seems to help. I get up a few times a nite and rinse with biotene, which helps for an hour or so, but the pain and dryness return. Try and keep an eye on your mouth, might be the blisters developing like mine are. I never even thought about blisters until I was told I had them yesterday.
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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