Is this normal

thennies61
thennies61 Member Posts: 285
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Hi guys just asking another question.Tounge is still sore after exploratory surgery but my main question is that my mouth fills with slivia and wondering if this normal? I am always spitting it out but just keeps filling back up plus with my mouth so wet not very thristy or hungry.

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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #2
    I'm trying to figure out

    what you had done to produce so much saliva....I might want to do it, too!! Laughing  My guess is that yes, it is probably normal.  It's probably not all saliva, either.....when mucous membranes are disturbed they produce mucous for protection.  I'm guessing that is what is going on.

    p

    PS....too bad you can't save and store it for after rads.....sounds gross right now, but there's coming a time in your near future that you'll be wishing that too.

     

  • thennies61
    thennies61 Member Posts: 285
    #3
    phrannie51 said:

    I'm trying to figure out

    what you had done to produce so much saliva....I might want to do it, too!! Laughing  My guess is that yes, it is probably normal.  It's probably not all saliva, either.....when mucous membranes are disturbed they produce mucous for protection.  I'm guessing that is what is going on.

    p

    PS....too bad you can't save and store it for after rads.....sounds gross right now, but there's coming a time in your near future that you'll be wishing that too.

     

    yes it thick like mucous the

    yes it thick like mucous the bad part is that it makes trying to talk that much harder with a mouth full of it..Plos not really wanting to drink anything even though I should..

  • thennies61
    thennies61 Member Posts: 285
    #4
    phrannie51 said:

    I'm trying to figure out

    what you had done to produce so much saliva....I might want to do it, too!! Laughing  My guess is that yes, it is probably normal.  It's probably not all saliva, either.....when mucous membranes are disturbed they produce mucous for protection.  I'm guessing that is what is going on.

    p

    PS....too bad you can't save and store it for after rads.....sounds gross right now, but there's coming a time in your near future that you'll be wishing that too.

     

    Since it is a mucus and will

    Since it is a mucus and will run down the throat to the stomach and will make me not wanting to eat or drink anything not enough to up chuck just a bad feeling there can I take anything to help?? Just what to gain alittle till next thurs when it all begins for real..

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