starting to get a thick coating in mouth

areomech
areomech Member Posts: 33
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I just finish my 8th rad treatment. My mouth is starting to get a thick coating. I have no pain yet. I know people on here have diffrent rinses that they have used. Please share any recipt or products that you may know.
Thanks Mike

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  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #2
    Sounds like thrush.
    Talk with your doctor. There are a number of prescription rinses that work well against thrush. Your doctor will recommend what he thinks is best. I used Nystatin. I also rinsed with warm water/salt/baking soda. I used a mix of one cup warm water to one teaspoon each of salt and baking soda. Other folks used different rinses. Keeps the pH of the mouth in balance.

    Deb
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #3
    Still Early
    Most people don't get into the worst symptoms until around week four...so hopefully you'll have a little time before it gets too bad for you..

    I used a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda...about 1/4 glass of each for a rinse. Of course I had the thick majic mixture, oxicotin, percocets, hydrocodone and liquid morphine for when it got really bad, LOL....

    I also had Amifostine Injections everyday just before the radiation. I believe that helped a lot as for not getting the thick ropey phlegm.

    Best,
    John
  • ekdennie
    ekdennie Member Posts: 238 Member
    #4
    rinses
    my doctor had me get caphosol (it is expensive) before radiation treatments, it helped with my mucous levels...I also feel it helped my mouth heal when i got mouth sores. I also used a salt and baking soda rinse (1tsp of each in water). I also developed a white film under my mouth piece...I was able to scrape it off. the doctor said it wasn't thrush. once it was gone, my mouth was a little tender, but the sores in that area cleared up very quickly. I would check with your doctor to make sure it isn't thrush before you try to wipe it off though.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #5
    Skiffin16 said:

    Still Early
    Most people don't get into the worst symptoms until around week four...so hopefully you'll have a little time before it gets too bad for you..

    I used a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda...about 1/4 glass of each for a rinse. Of course I had the thick majic mixture, oxicotin, percocets, hydrocodone and liquid morphine for when it got really bad, LOL....

    I also had Amifostine Injections everyday just before the radiation. I believe that helped a lot as for not getting the thick ropey phlegm.

    Best,
    John

    Hi Mike
    I use the same stuff that John just told you about it has always worked great for me and you can make it at home.

    Take care
  • areomech
    areomech Member Posts: 33
    #6
    Thanks for the tips
    I am just being proactive. My hope is to get through this with less complications as possible. I knows it's a tough fight. Thanks's for the help.
  • dennis318
    dennis318 Member Posts: 349 Member
    #7
    areomech said:

    Thanks for the tips
    I am just being proactive. My hope is to get through this with less complications as possible. I knows it's a tough fight. Thanks's for the help.

    good question
    i have beenout of rads since january, as of last month November, i have started to get thick mucsu, that hardens around my lips in the middle of the night, and it feelslike inside my throat like a pipe drain....coffee, lol, yes gets it started to open, and give me more air and oxygen..Is there anything else i need to know, any hints, tips, why now?, how long does chemo and rads stay in your bod????I can't gain weight, it stopped and came back off?
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #8
    dennis318 said:

    good question
    i have beenout of rads since january, as of last month November, i have started to get thick mucsu, that hardens around my lips in the middle of the night, and it feelslike inside my throat like a pipe drain....coffee, lol, yes gets it started to open, and give me more air and oxygen..Is there anything else i need to know, any hints, tips, why now?, how long does chemo and rads stay in your bod????I can't gain weight, it stopped and came back off?

    That doesn't sound like thrush yet.
    I did the salt and baking soda with water rinse. Also my nurses in my ROs office gave me a liitle kit with sponges on a stick to brush my teeth with as well as a lip balm and moisturizer and a mouth rinse. Very helpful.
  • adventurebob
    adventurebob Member Posts: 691
    #9
    mouth stuff
    Hey Mike,
    I just finished up my 14th rad today. I've got a couple sores and the white coating as well. I've been using the Caphosol 4-8 times daily to keep the ph balanced and sipping water constantly for the dry mouth. My doc gave me a product called Ulcerease that is a rinse that numbs the whole mouth instantly. It's good stuff. I also rinse with the L-Glutamine solution 2-3 times a day. 2-3 teaspoons in about 8oz. water makes a good rinse that you swallow also to coat the throat. This is my favorite as it feels the best. Hang in there, you're almost 1/4 done with rads. All my best to you,

    Bob
  • ekdennie
    ekdennie Member Posts: 238 Member
    #10
    adventurebob said:

    mouth stuff
    Hey Mike,
    I just finished up my 14th rad today. I've got a couple sores and the white coating as well. I've been using the Caphosol 4-8 times daily to keep the ph balanced and sipping water constantly for the dry mouth. My doc gave me a product called Ulcerease that is a rinse that numbs the whole mouth instantly. It's good stuff. I also rinse with the L-Glutamine solution 2-3 times a day. 2-3 teaspoons in about 8oz. water makes a good rinse that you swallow also to coat the throat. This is my favorite as it feels the best. Hang in there, you're almost 1/4 done with rads. All my best to you,

    Bob

    caphosol
    bob,
    I relied on caphosol throughout my treatment...I finished 30 rads 1.5 weeks ago. I used 10 per day when I got the worst sores...I felt it helped a lot...that and numbing rinses. best of luck to you!
    elizabeth

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