https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/dicko/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2010-07-17T19:34:42Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/dicko/posts/mouth-ulcers2011-02-27T14:21:14Z2011-02-27T14:21:14Z<p>Hi there , I wonder if anyone can offer any advice as to how to treat mouth ulcers . My husband har chemotherapy and radio therapy&nbsp; for tonsil cancer , ending in july 2010 one of the side affects of the treatment was terrible mouth ulcers caused by the radiotherapy , the consultant said this was one of the worse cases he had seen but said it would get better in time , which to a certain extent they did , but they are constantly re occuring ,nothing seems to heldp . would be grateful for any ideas .</p> <p>thanks </p> <p>jane</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=406720&AppID=31005&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/dicko/posts/dicko2010-07-17T18:34:42Z2010-07-17T18:34:42Z<p>Hi to everyone out there , i,m new to this site so please excuse any blunder i make!&nbsp; My wonderful husband peter was diagnosed with cancer of his right tonsil in early May 2010 after a scan it was also discovered one lymph node was also affected . As you can imagine we were totaly devastated , even more so as he has never smoked and only has the ocassional glass of wine ,but listening to others despite this being a cancer that&nbsp; supposedly is typical of heavy drinkers/smokers it is not always the case .&nbsp;&nbsp; Peter has now had&nbsp;his &nbsp;6 sessions of chemotherapy ( CISPLATIN )&nbsp; and has the last three of&nbsp; 33 sessions of radiotherapy next week . What a journey it has been , the first two weeks were fine apart from a bit of fatigue and nausea , but then his world fell arart with the most terrible side effects of the radiotherapy , the inside of his mouth is red raw and bleeds from time to time his tongue looks as though it has been put through a shredder the pain is almost unbearable at&nbsp; times , and he has the dreaded stringy thick mucous . His oncologist has been really good with pain killing medication morphine patches and oromorph plus mouth washes etc , but as peter said yesterday he feels at the end of his thether both emotionally and physically . At times I really do not know what to say or do except&nbsp; to reassure him I love him and we will get through it all , but very difficult to cope some times when i feel I am falling apart . any reassurance would be fantastic . forgot to mention he had a peg fitted prior to treatment thank goodness!!!!&nbsp; The hospital staff are increadibly amazing&nbsp; and dieticians very supportive , just feel so alone sometimes</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=353227&AppID=31005&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember