Watery saliva

Hi Clare

I’m having exactly the same problem but I’m waiting to start treatment! I will be interested to see what replies you get. 

Hi Claire1975

After my operations I didn’t need RT or CT, but for a couple of weeks after, I still had the problem of coughing up thick mucus and phlegm. Then that seemed to clear up, then my mouth seemed to be full of watery saliva, even when talking I seemed to produce too much saliva. My speech therapist noticed it too on a check up, she said it was a normal reaction to the operation and it would clear up. The lovely people on this forum said the same to me. As I hadn’t had RT or CT I hadn’t expected it to happen. For me it cleared up after a few weeks. I don’t know how long it takes to clear up if you are having or had treatment, but someone will reply on here and advise you :)

Hi Clare

i had a similar problem towards the end of my radiotherapy, (my treatment was years ago). I started producing  loads of copious stringy saliva and I  was very alarmed by this. I could not believe how much saliva i was producing and how to deal with the constant flow.  This did gradually decrease and possibly took me about two weeks for it to become under control and more manageable.  I think I can remember the medical people saying about some medication to help if it persisted, I was an inpatient when the problem started. I went through loads of paper toweling.  In the end i was never prescribed anything it just went on its own.  I would have a chat to your team for advice and reassurance.

Best wishes

Nicky

Hi Clare, what are you...about three weeks out of treatment? I still had stringy mucous at that stage but we are all different. I can't recall anybody whose weird mouth symptoms didn't clear up in the end. My sticky mouth went completely as suddenly as it came around week 4 after treatment. Have a word with your support staff next time you are seen. There is a condition, water brash, that you can get if you have severe reflux and reflux is really common post RT. 

How is the lymphoedema by the way?

Thank you everyone. That’s reassuring. Yes three weeks almost Dani. As for the lymphoedema, I’m booked in to see someone privately at a clinic as I can’t see anyone from my hospital until end of July and have arranged to see Mark from on here tomorrow who is going to show me how he managed it. I have a compression mask coming but whether  I can wear that when I’m constantly dribbling, I don’t know. 
thank you everyone 

Clare x

Well done Mark.... let us know how you get on