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Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 8 | I finished radiaton (30) and chemo (carboplatin) 2.5 weeks ago. I notice white blsiters appearing on the side of my tongue (right) and now on top? I read "somewhere" that may indicate new functioning salivary glands? Does not look like Candida as there is no white patches on the tongue; I am a periodontist and see Candida now and again! I am taking no meds other than Aleve for the sore (still!) throat. I am not yet eating but am "wolfing" down 3 Nestle hi calorie protein shakes/day with Chinese herbs and zinc and turmeric and green tea. I open the capsules and sprinkle the powders into the shakes. Does anyone have these darn blisters? Remedies?
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Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,267 Likes: 4 | Sometimes it's difficult from telling the difference of thrush, which is one of a few candidal infections, from a bacteral or viral infection, and could be a number of things with a compromised immune system with cancer. Just taking a guess that it could be herpes simplex vurus, HSV, brought out by treatment, candidal leuckoplakia with raised, white, or speckled (mixed white, red) plaques, salivary gland dysfunction, speckled leukoplakia.
Good luck. Maybe they can do a throat culture. Good luck.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Please be careful with taking supplements. Always ask your doctor or nutritionist prior to using as some could cause problems with medications or other treatment things. I seem to recall something with zinc but I cant remember exactly what if it was ok to use or a no-no.
I would check with your doc about the sores. Remember the radiation is still continuing to work so it could be from that.
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Joined: May 2013 Posts: 134 | I was told to stop using a mouth rinse that had zinc (and that I LOVED) during radiation treatment. Zinc is a metal after all...
Best advice: ask!!
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