My husband is in the latter stages of secondary liver and bone cancer. His primary, throat cancer, was 7 years ago. Radio and chemo, left him without saliva and dry mouth.
He has had three different treatments all of which have not stopped the cancer progressing.
He has mucositis, inflamed mouth and thrush. He is on nystatin, sucroflate, and on his 5th day of fluconazole, which is not doing anything. He rinses with solvable aspirin and this gives him some reprieve for a very short time. Tonight I gave him a solution of baking soda and salt ans his reaction was like rinses with acid, he was in agony and his eyes were streaming. My husband has a high pain threshold and never moans or complains but this was awful.
He's hungry but can't eat because his mouth is so sore. This is cruel, I need to get help for him but keep getting blank faces.
I can give him more ooramorphbut ultimately this isn't helping him to eat.
Please help. Thanks in anticipation
Sarah
