Sore Tongue

MAD MEG said:

sore tongue developed in Week 2 of RT, down one side. Everything makes it sting and it rubs on my teeth which makes it worse. I've told the medical people several times but they just nod sympathetically.

Hi Meg

Yes....that's going to be with you for a good few weeks yet. I wasn't ulcer free for around three months. Just do the best you can with your Difflam and swishing with solute aspirin (don't swallow). You can swirl oramorph round your mouth five minutes before trying to eat.

Hi Dani, never thought of aspirin - already have them prescribed for another ailment.

Meg

Hi eat while you can if you have a peg or ng tube medication can go in through that. Once ulcers start they don’t go away quickly it’s par for the course. Sorry. You can  ask for gelclair it helped but doesn’t atop them. 
Hazel x

Good evening Meg, i would put everthing through your PEG until you feel more comfortable in swallowing, most meds come in liquid form or you can crush tablets and mix with water then put through the PEG, good advice with Gelclear and Difflam as they do help, Oraldene or Biotene products are a more gentle for the mouth and gums, i use a sponge mouth swab instead of a toothbrush if i have a sore mouth as it makes the ,moyuth feel refreshed. You could try a gum shield if your teeth are rubbing on your toungue it might ease the soreness. Wishing you all the best for your continued recovery,take care.

                                                                                                                Chris x

What you have just said totally matches my experience too. I have a drawer full of sponge swabs on sticks as brushing my teeth with a toothbrush was impossible for a while. It hasn’t even been two years since completing treatment and yet I’d  forgotten so many details. . .