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Brian, you are very good writing medical articles. The article was well written and informative. Im sure many more people understood it more than didnt. Personally, I am not the best at reading anything too complex, not just medical things. If it was written any other way then you are correct, there wouldnt be such valuable info included inside the article.

Thanks for everything you do.

Seems I am walking behind you Christine. LOL Not a bad type view either..{~~} yahoooooo LOL

Brian and John

Just to clarify: my comments were about mucositis not mucous. I never developed a viable coping strategy for the gagging mucous unless you count vomiting. That did work but I don't recommend it. Actually, one of the unexpected benefits of the traechestomy this time around is that huge gobs of mucous get expelled out of the stoma. Otherwise, it's still upchuck for relief.

Brian and John

I know this comment should await:
[quote]We will start another treatment complication page on excess mucous production which is NOT mucositis.[/quote]
but having just been woken up again by mucous, I should add that vomiting was reserved for those really thick semi solid mucous "plugs" that hang in the back of your throat and got more prevalent as the radiation GY total grew. They were the ones that made me vomit up my Ensure and cry over the lost calories or had me retching in the hospital. For the old run of the mill [quote]all the crud that is constantly draining and clogging up things that is a result of the sinus irritation from the treatments[/quote] my beloved SELTZER did indeed work as swish and spit. I never had a suction machine until this surgery - both the hospital built in and home portable - and it only works on the latter no former mucous, When you start up that page, I'd suggest noting there are these two types (or maybe it was just me lucky enough to have thick and thinner)
Kudos to DebandBill for pointing it out here where technical accuracy is important. I have often seen this confusion in threads here but since I knew from the context whether they meant mucositis or mucous, I did not "correct" the posters.
I only put this in so those to whom I recommended SELTZER for both, do not get confused. Another reason why I love what our over the pond friends call "soda" but I don't use that for fear of people using Coca Cola.

I am still looking for Seltzer Water. Where is the best store to find it?

Jim

I would think that a liquor store would carry it as it is used as a mixer. Or possibly Walgreens?? Just no buying the stuff that they mix with it ok?

Patty

Got ya Patty. I haven't drank anything for years and forgot about Liquor stores, I will do as instructed and not buy anything premixed. There are no Walgreens open in this area yet but one is due to pop it's doors soon.

I have not tried it because I still have trouble with anything carbonated. I have a Pepsi sometimes, but I have to open it two days before I want to drink it and that just takes a lot of pre-planning. LOL

Selzter water is different from club soda too so don't be tricked by some well meaning sales person. You do sound like you are feeling a little better. Must be the DQ.
Patty

Safeway has selzer water in cans and bottles.