Hi. Has anyone got any advice on how to deal with excessive saliva? This is a new symptom for my husband. We are still waiting for a date for the chemo and immunotherapy to start. Hopefully will be in the new year. Many thanks folks
This is a really horrible ! I never found a way to deal with it i had to make sure I always had a bag with me and it didn’t always give you much notice ! But after my second cycle of chemo the tumour had shrunk and I could eat and the collection of saliva stopped it was such a relief !! Tricia
Thank you for taking the time to answer my query. He’s having a bad day today and is struggling with the saliva. Cannot even get him to drink the Fortisips, just sips of water.
He will be on pallative treatment, as unfortunately it has spread to other parts. Hoping to hear today for a start date. Feel in limbo and helpless. They said the treatment (if he can tolerate it) will help and should strink the tumour. So trying to stay positive x
Yes the waiting is dreadful once you have a plan and the treatment starts hopefully the wallpaper paste regurgitation as we call it will stop and he will be able to eat more !
Sorry to be a pain. When you had the tube fitted for feeding is it done as a day patient? My husband is scared to go into hospital, as he was admitted before Christmas and it really upset him x
Well I was in for a month being fed by a picc line while they did all my scans and tests ! I had my jej tube fitted when I had my laparoscopy then I was in a couple of days after that to teach me to use the pump so I guess he might have to stay in to learn how to use it but I’m not sure ! Someone on here is sure to know where in the country are you as some hospitals prefer to fit NG tubes through the nose !!
I had the feeding tube fitted when I had the laparoscopy. This was due to be as a day patient but due to a complication I had to stay in longer. As it was only fitted as a precaution at that stage I was not shown how to use it until after my operation a few months later but that only took a few minutes.
