Ruby!!!!

I am so happy to see you posting again. I was concerned since I hadnt heard from you in several weeks.

Glad to hear you are finished and doing well on your road to recovery. The dry mouth stinks, but it is soemthing that can be managed. Keep drinking as much as possible. Try rinsing yoru mouth with a saltwater/bakign soda mixture. The recipie is a quart of water with 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt. If the salt burns leave it out or cut it back. Use that several times per day. The biotene spray is what most of us used here, that works great. Also there is emdication I think called pilocarpine. That helps to make saliva, it works for alot of people. It didnt help me, just made me sweat like crazy. Glad you are doing well, its nice to see you back.

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile