Bumbed

Man the salvia glands on the right side started working. Then bam quit will it start back any idea how long until it does .I am so tired of takeing 1 step forward and 2 back . It's been 4 months since I finished treatment.

thank you susan

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  • Tanager75
    Tanager75 Member Posts: 89 Member
    salvia

    I spit the other day while working outside.  First time in 3.5 years.  It has slow....ly got better.

    Peace,

    mark

  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,722 Member
    saliva

    Susan,

    It has been 15 months for me.  While I still have lack of saliva and dry mouth, it is much better.  I do have to be careful about picking up a cookie (or anything else) and taking a bite without a drink handy.  I can eat virtually anything, but it takes 2 to 3 glasses to eat a meal.

    I can safely drive to the store and forget my water bottle (if it is a short trip).  I don’t find myself taking as many sips of water a day, but I still drink lots of water.  Lately, I have been sleeping very well, but I do take 2 Xylimelts at bedtime.

    I say yes it is better, not near perfect, but better.

    Matt

  • zaac23
    zaac23 Member Posts: 27
    saliva

    after 2 years I go from dry mouth to drooling,sometimes at embarassing moments.

  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    Hard to Say

    But more than likely...., it's just a ong slow process....

    One thing that seemd to help me when I first started getting some slaiva back..., and I don't know if it has any merit at all or just purely coincidental. But I was sitting once and saw soemthing on TV, something tart and I got one of those tingles back behind the ears. Sure enough I had just a twenge of saliva... Nothing spectacular, but enough that kept me busy for awhile trying to re-create the snesation..., and hopefully a little saliva.

    Anyways, more than likely in time you're going to get some degree of saliva return..., me at 4 years post, I'm at 95%... But that took every bit of the first two years+ to get there.

    John