 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
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Leonard:
Sorry to hear your father still is suffering so much. Maybe I missed it, but exactly what type of facility is he being treated at? Did his doctors at least give him something for pain, hopefully the fentanyl patch? You mentioned an ENT, what is the other type of doctor he is seeing? My ENT prescribed meds for me, as did both my medical oncologist (chemo) and radiation oncologist.
As far as the First Mouthwash, sorry but I havent heard of that before. Most of us here have used Magic Mouthwash to get thru the pain of mouth sores. There are many different varieties of Magic Mouthwash, mine was lidocain, malox and benedryl. That with the patch and something for breakthru pain should do the trick.
If your father is unable to swallow anything at all, then that is something to be concerned about. I dont want to scare you, but is his throat swollen? Can he talk? Maybe its swollen inside. Has your ENT scoped him to see inside? If he cant swallow anything at all, the ER might not be a bad place to take your dad. I would be worried about his throat closing and his breathing. Nothing by mouth for 2 days will make him dehydrated and weak.
Please update when you can about your fathers condition.
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