so, I've been using Duraphat 5000 over the past few weeks... saw dentist today for final check and varnish before treatment next week.. all good, gums 0.. now, should I continue with 5000 until I can no longer tolerate it, or should I swap to oranuse at the start of treatment? what would be my best choice?
I would use Duraphat till you can’t.
Most people have managed all the way through and into recovery
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi I kept up with it as long as I could from memory it was the last 2 weeks of treatment and first few into recovery I switched to oranurse.
Hazel x
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
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Hi I kept up with it as long as I could from memory it was the last 2 weeks of treatment and first few into recovery I switched to oranurse.
Strangely I was fine with it till about 12 weeks then I just couldn’t manage it. Maybe the morphine was hiding the pain ?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi Dani has we say we’re all different. I last trued last the mildest possible chilli eg. 2 tiny slivers of chilli in but next morning 2 tiny ulcer's popped up inside my cheeks
Hazel xx
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
Hi there. I still use oranurse. Over 2 years later. All the best. Lizzie x
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