Mouthwash

robertjuy
robertjuy CSN Member Posts: 45
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
My wife was going to start a trial for a mouthwash during her second round of chemo. The doctor has been examining her and determined she is not a good candidate because her mouth is moist and does not look like it is developing sores. It hurts at times and may get worse later. Oh well back to the salt water rinse for her. Guess its a good thing. Shes really eating well.

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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #2
    Mouthwash Trial

    I am glad she does so well, as in a lot of people mouth dry-nessand sores can be very bad sometimes.

    All the best
    Hondo
  • jim and i
    jim and i CSN Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #3
    delayed dry mouth and sores
    Jim's dry mouth and sores did not get bad until the last week of rads and progressed to really bad the week following. Maybe you should ask to be in trial at the end of treatment?
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 CSN Member Posts: 3,228 Member
    #4
    jim and i said:

    delayed dry mouth and sores
    Jim's dry mouth and sores did not get bad until the last week of rads and progressed to really bad the week following. Maybe you should ask to be in trial at the end of treatment?

    Lack of mouth sores is a good thing.
    Glad that she is continuing to eat well. Hope the mouth wash is helpful. Maybe she won't develop them, that would be awesome.
  • robertjuy
    robertjuy CSN Member Posts: 45
    #5
    jim and i said:

    delayed dry mouth and sores
    Jim's dry mouth and sores did not get bad until the last week of rads and progressed to really bad the week following. Maybe you should ask to be in trial at the end of treatment?

    I'm going to ask about it
    the end of treatment. so the placebo is the salt water rinse and the other is something with probiotics to simulate saliva. We'll still ask, thanks for the advice.

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