 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | It seem to be more normal to at least make it to the fourth week before having a significantly sore mouth.
You might ask for some liquid Lidocaine. I was prescribed this "just in case", but never needed it. Nevertheless, I understand it helps with eating when you have a sore mouth.
In week four I quit wanting to eat because of my taste bud. Does Tim have a PEG tube?
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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