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Anonymous
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edited March 2018 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Mouth problems.
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  • Lahotch65
    Lahotch65 Member Posts: 16
    edited February 2018

    Hi,

    Tomorrow will be one week after my first chemo. Everyday had been a different problem. Now the inside of my mouth feels like I have a rash and my top lip is chapped. I’ve been gargling with baking soda but was wondering if there’s something better to use.

    Thank you,

    Lisa

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  • mustlovepoodles
    mustlovepoodles Member Posts: 2,825
    edited February 2018

    Take a flashlight and look in the mirror to see if you have thrush. It's an opportunistic fungal infection, very common during chemo. It causes a white coating and white spots on the tongue, mouth, and throat. It cannot be brushed or scratched off. If it's thrush, there is medication that will kill it off.

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  • Lahotch65
    Lahotch65 Member Posts: 16
    edited February 2018

    Ok, I will. Thank you so much.

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited February 2018

    Check with your MO, he can rx Magic Mouthwash. It really helps. Or take care if it’s thrush.

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  • Lahotch65
    Lahotch65 Member Posts: 16
    edited February 2018

    ok thank you. I’ll be seeing her tomorrow. Thank for the info.

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  • FaithWalker22
    FaithWalker22 Member Posts: 46
    edited February 2018

    Lahotch65 I'm having the same mouth problems I sent my MO a message today.

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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited March 2018

    sorry you are experiencing mouth issues during chemo. Last year while undergoing 20 weeks of chemo, I did have mouth sores from Taxol. My insurance would not cover the magic mouthwash and it was expensive so I didn’t fill the RX. I did gargle with water, salt, and baking soda after eating anything and applied Blistex’s KankA Aid on the sores themselves. It helped me a bunch.


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  • Leatherette
    Leatherette Member Posts: 448
    edited March 2018

    Be careful about what you eat-nothing that can tear your skin in your mouth (chips, dry crackers), avoid spicy foods. Biotene toothpaste and mouthwash instead of regular, and I used a toothbrush with a really small head so it would just hit my teeth and not the inside of my mouth. Mouth sore queen here.



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  • NotVeryBrave
    NotVeryBrave Member Posts: 1,287
    edited March 2018

    For brushing teeth - they make these little sponges on sticks called "toothettes" that work really well when your mouth is a mess!


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  • Lahotch65
    Lahotch65 Member Posts: 16
    edited March 2018

    I’m so sorry you are going through this too. It’s not fun. I ended up having thrush. It’s getting better but it’s hard to eat anything because everything tastes horrible. It’s never ending.

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