Majic Mouthwash, probability of necesity?

I only used it when prescribed after my first round when my Neutrophils dropped to 52 and I had a ton of sores in my mouth. The next day I was in the hospital with a count of 2! That was the only time that my mouth was really bad.

I did use it a few times later for general soreness, but I don't know that you need to have it readily available.

Mine also has lidocaine in it so my mouth was completely numb if I swished it too long. I really didnt like the numbing part so only used it when it was really hurting. I now use biotene, it seems to sooth the mouth better without the numbing action. If my mouth sores get bad again and I need the lidocaine, I have it in case. I only got the sores on my 1st and 3rd chemo. I didn't have enough ice chips to suck on those infusions. I won't forget next time.

I rinsed my mouth with salt water and baking soda in water a couple of times a day. I had no mouth sores. FWIW.

I had mouth sores with my first infusion, got a sample of Caphosol from my onc, all sores gone in 48 hours. From that point on I held ice in my mouth for the duration of the Taxotere infusion, never had another problem. I did not use Biotene, or thethe baking soda and salt rinse but many swear by that. A particularly good idea to have pre-measured dry ingredients in little paper cups that you can add water to and use several times a day. It's important to know if the sore in your mouth are fungal or from soft tissue irritation - different meds are required for each. Some versions of Magic Mouthwash have an anti-fungal, but many use Nystatin. Non anti-fungal Magic Mouthwash, Mugard, or Caphosol can be used for regular mucositis. I would start with ice and the baking soda rinse, and see how you do.

I never needed it. My tastes changed dramatically, but I managed just fine with popsicles and ice chips.

I had severe mouth issues starting with cycle one. I chewed ice chips throughout my treatment and still reacted with sores and thrush. My MO had me make a magic mouthwash with 1 part Maalox (Walgreens equivalent), 1 part children's Advil and 1 part children's Benedryll. He also prescribed a small vial of lidocane so that I could add a couple of drops to the mixture for really painful days. I could not have made it through the mouth problems without this help.