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Base-Tongue Cancer Treatments Alternatives to Caphosol
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Mar 15, 2009 - 9:36 am
03/15/09 - My friend is being treated for base-tongue cancer. He started radiation and chemo last week. He received a prescripton for Caphosol, to be used 4 to 10 times per day. The first day he tried it, he got sick to his stomach and has been unable to use it since. He says he gags just thinking about it. The risk of dry mouth is extreme and I understand the Caphosol is supposed to be the first step in pain management for the mouth sores. Does anyone know if he can mix this with Biotene or something with a masking flavor so he can use this medicine? Are there alternatives? |
Joined: Jun 2008
i asked my dad's dr about this drug and he didn't want to try it. dad has already finished radiation so i'm not sure it would still benefit him as i read this drug should be used at the beginning of radiation. i just thought i'd let you know that dad found the 4 biotene products helped him alot for the sores in his mouth, he used the mouthwash, spray, tootpaste and overnight gel.
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Joined: Feb 2009
I am certain that you should get your doctor's opinion about this, but since I began radiation treatment, from 8/09 to 10/09, I have always had a glass of water or iced tea around. I also have it at my bedside and get a sip at night about every 2 hours. Even during the worst side effects of the radiation I was able to wet my throat thisway, although eating from a PEG tube. This is a new way of life for me since it is possible that my salivary glands may never work again, but I am hoping for the best. I know other cancer patients in my area that are doing the same thing. I have to tell you it is not as bad as it seems, and I have learned to manage OK this way. I hope this helps you. -Craig.