Bad Sore Throat

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jdootoo
jdootoo Member Posts: 253
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

I am 11 from my 3rd TCH and I have the worse sore throat that I have ever had. I don't think it is thrush, it hurts like the kind of soar throat you would get with a cold, just more severe. This is my fourth day with it and it is hard to eat and hard to talk. Nothing seems to help... any suggestions?

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  • konakat
    konakat Member Posts: 6,085
    edited May 2010

    I had a horrible sore throat on taxol and found out it was caused by heart burn and acid reflux from the chemo!  What a surprise.  I took over the counter Xantac and it worked almost immediately. 

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  • jdootoo
    jdootoo Member Posts: 253
    edited June 2010

    Konakat: Thank you, I hadn't even thought of that! I just took a Pepsid and will see if it helps.

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  • konakat
    konakat Member Posts: 6,085
    edited June 2010

    let me know if it works!

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  • jdootoo
    jdootoo Member Posts: 253
    edited June 2010

    Elizabeth: I took the Pepsid and it didn't make a huge difference, but it is finally starting to go away. I consider myself lucky, though, because the side effects haven't been too bad for me. Thanks for the suggestion... sending you big hugs.

    One love, Jackie

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  • COTK
    COTK Member Posts: 3
    edited June 2010

    If your ears - eyes - or throat is being affected by cancer medicine - the doctor gave me Nasonex.  I thought how STRANGE - it worked. Don't overdo it over a long period it could give you eye problems.  Be smart in its' use.

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  • hope2
    hope2 Member Posts: 73
    edited June 2010

    i suffered from these constantly while on treatment, the old fashioned cure was to put one teaspoon of salt into a 200ml cup of tepid water and gargle it, it clears some of the sinuses too, i was on tc plus avastin, a nurse told me to do this after the first bad infection where they gave me augmenton duo to clear it and it works. hth. B

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  • jdootoo
    jdootoo Member Posts: 253
    edited June 2010

    Thank you for the great advice! The sore throat lasted 5 days before easing up and I am concerned that I will have it again after the next treatment.

    One love, Jackie

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