Hi All
I had a case of food poisoning last thursday, i threw up maybe 5 times over 24 hours.
That's all calmed down now, but i had the worlds biggest ulcer on the roof of my throat the next day ..the first ulcer i have had in months!! It feels like half my mouth is an ulcer.
Four days later it doesnt seem to have improved, i guess the radiation treatment makes healing from this stuff slower, but i am just wondering what you guys use?
I am sticking to soft foods, and doing regular salt water washes, and trying to protect it with alclair, but it doesnt seem to be helping, any ideas on what to try? i have considered difflam but its pricey.
Thanks
Corsodyl gel is my go to
Hope you’re better soon
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi I use gelclair got g p to prescribe it for those times when ulcers won’t clear. Worth asking g p for difflam you're a cancer patient in remission after all.
Hazel
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
Thanks hazel, i have an unrelated docs appointment tomorrow i will mention it
I had forgotten what mouth pain was like, but i guess the acid was always going to cause me problems.
Hi Trev no problem I periocally get ulcers from acidic thjngs especially tomatoes,vinegar etc. Just ask g p tomorrow.
Hazel
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
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