#36745 08-08-2003 12:42 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | OP  Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 | Does anyone know of a good or better lip balm. I have been using chap stick to try and keep my lips moist enough to heal, seems like it's taking forever. The top lip is fine but my lower lip is still blood encrusted and tender. Its hard to apply anything to it without damagaging it more. Please help? Dan
Daniel Bogan DX 7/16/03 Right tonsil,SCC T4NOMO. right side neck disection, IMRT Radiation x 33.
Recurrance in June 05 in right tonsil area. Now receiving palliative chemo (Erbitux) starting 3/9/06
Our good friend and loved member of the forum has passed away RIP Dannyboy 7-16-2006
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#36746 08-08-2003 02:17 PM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 76 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 76 | Hi Dan......My husband(also named Dan) had stage 4 tonsil cancer, it was inside the tonsil into three nodes.
He used vaseline, no pain and easy to apply, I also had him put on some neosporin at times.
His bottom lip healed in about 3 weeks.
Did you have your bottom lip cut into? I forget what it is called, My husband had the lip cut and jaw broke so they could get the tonsil out in one piece. Mandola something or another.
Good Luck and I am glad you are home!!
Sherrie
Sherrie wife to Dan, Tonsil cancer survivor, Stage IV diagnosed July/2001
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#36747 08-08-2003 02:33 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 62 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 62 | Hi Dan,
I was given Polytopic for my bottom lip and the incision under my chin and along the neck. It helped a lot.
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#36748 08-08-2003 03:00 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Dan,
Chapstick is a worthless product. My wife is an esthetician and gave me some Epicuren Lip Balm (and it's SPF 15 also) and it worked really well for me.
It does have some tea tree oil in it if that bothers you.
During the late radiation phase my lips were peeling constantly (daily even) and it worked really well then.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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#36749 08-08-2003 03:04 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 188 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 188 | Hi Dan......Next time you go to your pharmacy to pick up meds, ask the pharmacist for a product called Aquaphore for your lips. I used this by the bucket fulls during treatment and still use it today. Good Luck. Sincerely, Donna
SCC first time 1989, with a diagnoses of 'cancer in situ' removed lesion, no other treatments.
SCC recurrence 1997 of tongue and floor of the mouth. Stage III /IV Hemmiglossectomy (removed over 60% of tongue/ floor of the mouth), free flap, modified neck, RAD and Chemo(cisplatin, 5fu) simutainously.
Cancer free 6, yes, six, years!
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