Wanna play guitar (update Fri 23.04)

Hi Tim can you try the xyimelts at night time ? I still use them snd find it helps the mouth throughout the night. Well done on bike ride  yes concur the gentle exercise is a key I found it helped me ok some days onky to nearest lamp post. 
the xyimelts but on line Amazon or mouth ulcer company . Even if you’ve very little saliva a sip of water just before you get down for sleep then stick it onto gum  I still take water to bed rarely need it now until I wake up  

onwards n upwards. Have you played the guitar yet ? 
Hazel x

So glad it’s going well Tim. Gentle exercise really is key to a swifter recovery, if it can be managed. Onwards and upwards! 

Sounds great TIm 

I would second the  xylimelts. 
I forgot to put one in last night and it took waking four times with a dry mouth and glugging  water before the penny dropped. Just shows you can drink in your sleep! 

Hi Hazel, Nice to hear from you! I do use the xylimelts but find them a bit sticky and I need to brush my teeth as soon as I wake up . I’m managing at the moment with Biotene gel which seems gentler. If I can’t get to sleep then I’ll go to the xylimelts which do work.

Ive been dabbling on the guitar as well so things are on the move. I’m still tired out by 9 o’clock and have to go to bed. But! There is definite improvement.

will update next week. Hope you are very well indeed.

Best wishes. Tim. xx

Hi Dani, Yeah the xylimelts are effective but I find the Biotene gel a bit gentler . I’ve always got the xylimelts at the ready in the night if needed.

Hope you are very well indeed. I’ll post again next week. Take care.

Tim xx

Hi Mate thanks for reply. Gonna take the time to full read your full blog later as it’s superbly ordered and written with lots of tips and similar events to myself. 
I hope you are very well indeed.

I’ll post again next week. Best wishes. Tim

Hi Tim I  will be  3 months out of treatment soon. I was walking over 3 miles every morning  before treatment which I think really helped my treatment and recovery. For weeks I would just go from bed to couch everyday and was feeling crap and ended up at A & E for blood pressure problems which probably contributed to slowing my recovery. They altered my medication and I feel much better and went for a 3 mile walk this morning so I really believe this is helping. I use to have the cold feet which was down to medication which I since stopped. All the Best Regards Min 

Hi Min, nice to hear from you!  I too would exercise 3 times a week for 3/4 miles on my golf course Some people even said I was playing golf! But that’s debatable. Anyway, I’m sure I benefited from it now being 7 weeks post treatment. I virtually spent 10 weeks in bed apart from attending my chemo/rads sessions , I just hadn’t got the energy. My big problem was constipation and having enemas and Laxidose to sort it . It knackered me. I’m so pleased for you being able to do a 3 mile walk again. The exercise is truly uplifting. I’ve got a few more weeks to get to the fabled 3 month mark . The Consultant said this is normally a turning point in recovery.

Anyway, keep me posted on your progress. Best wishes Tim

Hi Tim Gosh we really are all different. I was admitted to hospital for nearly a week. It really was a tough time mentally and had really bad throat stuff. As the weeks go by I feel as if I am getting better slowly. I can now eat a lot of stuff but the taste is still off. Regarding the energy thing I would literally go from sofa to bed and that was it for weeks. I did have an issue with my blood pressure which made me feel ill and dizzy standing up. I think this slowed down my recovery but appears to be sorted now Thank God. I saw my team last week and they say I am doing really well and dont need to see them for another month. It sounds like you had a really rough time and constipation does not help. I would just take it handy and dont push yourself. Apparently recovery can be a year or two which I am hoping won't apply to us. I have been blessed in some ways and cursed in others which is hopefully over. They didn't give me the anti sickness tablets and I wasn't taking evening pain relief which didn't help things , Hopefully all in the past lol . Things will get better soon Keep me posted All the Best Regards Min