 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Ray,
I started using my trays 1 month before my Tx started and I used them all thru Tx except for a few nauseating nights and I have used them every nite since Tx ended. My dentist says I should use them forever. Now my instructions were to keep them in for a minimum of 3 mins and not to drink anything for 30 mins so I just keep them in for the whole 30 mins. I know some have complained about a burning sensation but I have never encountered that. I stopped using the Prevident and switched to the generic (Name escapes me) because the generic is much much cheaper and my ins didn't cover the fluoride Tx. I use biotene drymouth toothpaste and will forever.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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