#57536 12-16-2005 01:01 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Member | | Member
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1 | Xerostomia = dryness of the mouth. What can I expect? For me dryness means I am only eating soups and other "wet foods." | | |
#57537 12-16-2005 01:45 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 251 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 251 | You might want to provide a little more information in order to get some helpful answers to your question. Things like what your treatment consisted of and how far out from treatment you are would be good to know.
Best,
Anita
Husband Dx 12/02 Stage 4 Tonsil Cancer T1N2bM0; surgery, radiation, chemo 1/03 - 4/03.
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#57538 12-16-2005 01:50 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 | What kind of radiation you had can make a big difference as well.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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#57539 12-17-2005 06:06 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 Platinum Member (200+ posts) | | Platinum Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | It depends on how you responded to therapy. Did you get the ethiol (sp) shots. they are supposed to help but a lot of peolple cannot tolerate.
Whre wass your cancer? Also, come the end of january there are some new products called Numoisyn that will help. I have tried and they have helped me.
Steve Daib
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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