Mouth Sores

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  • susan0803
    susan0803 Member Posts: 90
    #22
    ratface said:

    Iodine
    Debbie

    Tincture of iodine is 2%. Providone Iodine is 10% and you have something that is 5%. You can make a gargle out of any of them but providone is cheap and comes in an 8 ounce bottle. Toward the last Radiation treatments I had to switch back to the baking soda and salt because my throat was by then too burned from the radiation but it served me well up till then. You can't go wrong with like a tablespoon in a 12 oz bottle of water and shake. Make sure you don't swallow and make sure no little kids get hold of the bottle. Try it you will be amazed.

    slippery elm
    someone on this board at one point had mentioned slippery elm to help with mouth sores. i picked some up at the health food store today. joe hasn't needed them yet so i can't vouch if they will help or not, but thought i'd pass it along.
  • abbimom
    abbimom Member Posts: 87 Member
    #23
    DJG1 said:

    Doctor give something before you need it?????? Really!!!
    Kent, Thanks for your input. I have to chuckle (so I dont cry.) I currenty have not received any prescribed drugs fro the Rad Onc. I have taken a few ibprofen, and one night I did take a pain pill I had left over from when I had three teeth extracted. When I talked to the doctor last Friday about the moth sores, he suggested I get some Ora-Jel to numb. Which I did purchase. I go for treatment # 14 of 33 today. I am begining to think this doc was a bad choice, even thought he was the 3rd opinion. (THat being said, I dont like or trust any doctors..I think for most it is about the money and not the patient). He doesnt recommend the peg or feeding tube, as one mentioned on another post, he says it is critical that you keep sollowing. They have never taken my bp, weight, temp, or any other information. If something wasent going good, I dont think they would ever know it. I will admit I have about 25-30 extra pounds, so maybe that is his logic. It is amazing how doctors are so different with their treatment plans, medicine and insturctions.Wishing everyone a good day.

    i like the peg
    It is important to swallow but you can also practice swallowing on your own even with the peg tube. I loved having the peg tube because no matter how bad my mouth got I knew I would have the nutrition and water I needed. Before the peg I felt awful and I dreaded eating or drinking anything. It really was a life saver. Now I received chemo and radiation together so I had my bp and weight checked. But I would think that someone should be keeping track of those things for you, especially the weight and temp. You have to be your own advocate. Good luck and I hope things go better for you. It will be better someday. My best advice is take care of your teeth!!!!
  • pettus87
    pettus87 Member Posts: 2
    #24
    fisrpotpe said:

    Good posts
    Lots of good posts above. Never be afraid to post and repost you never know who is checking CSN out and may have a new solution.

    Here is the site I use to purchase Stoppers4, it used to carried in store but not any more.

    www.jocottbrands.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=85&c

    John

    stoppers 4
    Hi you can get the stoppers 4 thru Drugstore.com cheepest place to purchase it. Pam

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