1rst round chemo over

AmandaMarie29
AmandaMarie29 Member Posts: 55
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hey ladies I just had my 1st of 4 rounds of Taxotere/Cytocan on Monday. Hasn't been too bad, just have been in a bit of a daze. I do have a very sore mouth though...Does anyone have any tips for this??? Thank You!

Mandi

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  • Marlene_K
    Marlene_K Member Posts: 508
    #2
    Salt water & baking soda
    Mandi, I gargled with salt water & baking soda every night. I started the night before my first chemo and I never had sores nor lost my taste. I got real tired and lazy towards the end of my treatments and wasn't gargling. I got sores & lost my taste buds after my last treatment, so I'm guessing there is a lot of truth to it. Sure hope it works for you because I hated that!

    Hugs, Mar
  • AmandaMarie29
    AmandaMarie29 Member Posts: 55
    #3
    Marlene_K said:

    Salt water & baking soda
    Mandi, I gargled with salt water & baking soda every night. I started the night before my first chemo and I never had sores nor lost my taste. I got real tired and lazy towards the end of my treatments and wasn't gargling. I got sores & lost my taste buds after my last treatment, so I'm guessing there is a lot of truth to it. Sure hope it works for you because I hated that!

    Hugs, Mar

    Thank you soooooo much Mar,I
    Thank you soooooo much Mar,I will be trying that for sure!
  • MCJ
    MCJ Member Posts: 59
    #4
    sore mouth
    Hi Mandi,
    My wife was told that chewing/sucking on ice during treatment emilinates sores in the mouth, guess what, no sores as yet, she went through 4 treatments of AC and is now on the fifth treatment of taxol,
    Jerry
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #5
    AmandaMarie29 said:

    Thank you soooooo much Mar,I
    Thank you soooooo much Mar,I will be trying that for sure!

    Congrats on having your
    Congrats on having your first round of chemo done! Hoping it goes smoothly for you.

    Hugs, Leeza
  • Chrispea
    Chrispea Member Posts: 123 Member
    #6
    I didn't get any mouth sores
    I didn't get any mouth sores with A/C but I did with taxotere. I usually take some sorbet with me to eat while I get chemo. It helps a bit. I'm going to try the baking soda/salt mouth rinse before I go. I hate not tasting my food!!
  • TraciInLA
    TraciInLA Member Posts: 1,994 Member
    #7
    Mandi,
    It still just breaks my heart that someone so young as you has to go through this....but your positive spirit definitely inspires me!

    I'm a big fan of Biotene mouthwash. My oncologist recommended it, because I've always been prone to canker sores anyway. I used it all the way through chemo, and never got a single mouth sore. I know that salt water and baking soda rinses work, too -- I just HATE the taste of them. Biotene has a very pleasant, mild mint taste, so I never felt like I had to force myself to use it. You can get it at most any drugstore.

    Take good care,

    Traci
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #8
    TraciInLA said:

    Mandi,
    It still just breaks my heart that someone so young as you has to go through this....but your positive spirit definitely inspires me!

    I'm a big fan of Biotene mouthwash. My oncologist recommended it, because I've always been prone to canker sores anyway. I used it all the way through chemo, and never got a single mouth sore. I know that salt water and baking soda rinses work, too -- I just HATE the taste of them. Biotene has a very pleasant, mild mint taste, so I never felt like I had to force myself to use it. You can get it at most any drugstore.

    Take good care,

    Traci

    Congrats Mandi!

    Congrats Mandi!
  • dash4
    dash4 Member Posts: 303 Member
    #9
    dental hygienist
    Hi Mandi,
    I am a dental hygienist and was a caregiver for my husband for 5 years with colon cancer. He was diagnosed Stage IV and averaged chemo twice a week every other week the first year and then weekly for the next four -my point is this -with all of his issues -never a sore in his mouth. I started him immediately on all the Biotene products and a prescription flouride toothpaste called "Prevident 5000 Booster" made by Colgate. Those are the only products he used and I had believed from my experience they were his best help and for him they worked. I am in shock to be the patient now(diagnosed 2/1), so using the same protocol for me. I still don't know about chemo, so I am in the waiting game still. My lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy were 2/16. My prayers are with you..
    Mary Kay
  • AmandaMarie29
    AmandaMarie29 Member Posts: 55
    #10
    Thank you for all of your
    Thank you for all of your help ladies....I went out and got some Biotene mouth wash...and some baking soda...I'm using both and it seems to be helping already...So THANK YOU!!!! My first treament wasn't that bad at all....my worst day was day 4...I was really tired and had a headache...but other than that no biggie. I have 3 more treatments left..and I know it will go by fast :) Thank you again ladies!

    Mandi
  • arkansasgirl
    arkansasgirl Member Posts: 84
    #11
    MIRACLE MOUTHWASH
    Hi

    My onocologist gave me a prescription for this and it works great.I took 6 treatments of chemo every 3 weeks and only had to use it about 2 times. I have a very rare BC that chemo and radiation has no effect. I had BC in right breast but had both breast removed in April
    2009. AS of today I'm CANCER FREE.

    Here's my thought on cancer: The cancer won the 1st battle and I won the 2nd but the
    war is not over for I will not give up.
    So stay strong.

    Best of luck to ya,
    Arkansasgirl
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #12
    AmandaMarie29 said:

    Thank you for all of your
    Thank you for all of your help ladies....I went out and got some Biotene mouth wash...and some baking soda...I'm using both and it seems to be helping already...So THANK YOU!!!! My first treament wasn't that bad at all....my worst day was day 4...I was really tired and had a headache...but other than that no biggie. I have 3 more treatments left..and I know it will go by fast :) Thank you again ladies!

    Mandi

    Glad that you got something
    Glad that you got something to help you Mandi. Only 3 treatments left and then we will all celebrate with you!
  • aztec45
    aztec45 Member Posts: 757
    #13
    1 Down
    1 Down and 3 more to go. You will make it. Take it slow.

    P
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #14
    Chrispea said:

    I didn't get any mouth sores
    I didn't get any mouth sores with A/C but I did with taxotere. I usually take some sorbet with me to eat while I get chemo. It helps a bit. I'm going to try the baking soda/salt mouth rinse before I go. I hate not tasting my food!!

    Hoping that the next 3 go
    Hoping that the next 3 go quickly and easily for you Mandi!

    Hugs, Megan
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #15
    aztec45 said:

    1 Down
    1 Down and 3 more to go. You will make it. Take it slow.

    P

    Only 3 to go, even though I
    Only 3 to go, even though I know they aren't easy! Soon you will be done Mandi!

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