Radiation longterm affects
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Pebbles,
cotton mouth and a metallic taste is very common with radiation. However, not everyone experiences this phenomenon. It should be temporary, however, I used to eat fruit flavored hard candies to help with that constant taste and chewing on hard candies also promotes saliva production. Good luck.
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Thanks Michael,mc2001 said:Pebbles,
cotton mouth and a metallic taste is very common with radiation. However, not everyone experiences this phenomenon. It should be temporary, however, I used to eat fruit flavored hard candies to help with that constant taste and chewing on hard candies also promotes saliva production. Good luck.
-Michael
I did experience the cotton mouth when I had radiation. But I have been done with radiation since 1995 so I'm looking moreso for the later affects of the salivary glands. I would just like to know if anyone else has experienced such problems of these long term affects. Thanks for your help!!0 -
OK, first of all, I am not a hypochondriac, but now that you mentioned it Pebbles, my mouth has been dry a lot. I have been drinking gallons of water for the past year or so. Always dry. I had Leukemia andhad cranial and spinal radiation. A lot, like a super sized Hungry Man meal. But along with being saliva challenged (jk) do you still have chronic fatigue or short term memory loss? I still do and was wondering how much longer I will have this. Like you, I had my radiation in 1995. Was treated at UCSF. Take care.LilPebbles7 said:Thanks Michael,
I did experience the cotton mouth when I had radiation. But I have been done with radiation since 1995 so I'm looking moreso for the later affects of the salivary glands. I would just like to know if anyone else has experienced such problems of these long term affects. Thanks for your help!!
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hi pebbles i went through radiationas well back in 95 and 96 it destroyed my taste buds completely and i had a very dry mouth..i found that drinking a lot of liquids helped and some mouth rinses helped...and sucking on hard candy since being off chemo and radiation my tastebuds have come back but i still notice i have a dry mouth.. Good luck0
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hi michael,i still have the dry mouth and fatique,but now my short term memory seem to be acting up and i''m not sure if it was due to radiation or if i have something else going on.. my last radiation treatmenet was in 95 and my chemo ended in 96.and i ahven't been healthy since so now they are having a hard time oinpointing what is going on .if its effects of chemo and radiation or if i have something else going on.. please take caremc2001 said:OK, first of all, I am not a hypochondriac, but now that you mentioned it Pebbles, my mouth has been dry a lot. I have been drinking gallons of water for the past year or so. Always dry. I had Leukemia andhad cranial and spinal radiation. A lot, like a super sized Hungry Man meal. But along with being saliva challenged (jk) do you still have chronic fatigue or short term memory loss? I still do and was wondering how much longer I will have this. Like you, I had my radiation in 1995. Was treated at UCSF. Take care.
-Michael
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I had radiation to the chest and neck, so I suppose it would be more surprising if there WEREN'T something that was affected. Many things over 2 years later just don't taste the same. Pop for example tastes very salty to me (that's probably a good thing since it's not particulary good for us). Everything about me is drier these days...hair, skin, and yes mouth. I compensate by drinking lots of fluids and sometimes even sucking on hard candies like jolly ranchers.0
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