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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I use a water pik twice per day and still manage to occassionally end up with thrush. The water pik works great at removing anything your toothbrush can leave behind. My ENT gave me a prescription rinse to go with it.
Its not fun having thrush at all. Thrush is a virus. If you dont completely get rid of it the first time with medication, it will come back.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
