NO SPIT AFTER TREATMENT

                     Hi Jill,

                               I  did have a PEG fitted,thankfully no infections. I found it a nuisance too,but you will eventually get into the swing of it! In fact I missed the whirl,click, in the middle of the night when it was finally removed,LOL!

All I have now is a wee dimple scar at the wound site. I use to tuck the end of tube into my bra when not in use, lol!

Hope RT 7 went well for you! Take care and hear from you soon.

                                                                                                Alison x

I'm going through it. Although saliva production is not completely stopped due to chemotherapy, it is significantly reduced. Certain chemotherapy drugs are worse than others and some of the drugs affect saliva production differently depending on the size and frequency of the doses. There are now some means of preventing xerostomia like natural <a href="www.nuvorainc.com/salese.html">dry mouth products</a> like the one from Nuvora's Salese worked well for me.

Thankyou Olivia,

                       although my saliva glands have been damaged due to RT, I'll certainly try that product!

                       good luck with your treatment! x

Dear Alleyh97

Have you tried chewing gum made by Biotene,also A.S Saliva Orthana,its a spray. Also I have found spraying pepermint oil in the air where i am sitting is helpful as well, as pepermint does stimulate the saliva glands.