Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Carol, Nine months after my 150mCi RAI, the salivary glands on one side of my face started to swell and pain me. After a month of up and down, I've noticed that there is a markedly reduced salivary flow on that side, for example, I can chew bread fairly well on the left side of my mouth, but it turns into plaster on the right side. I haven't got any real hints at a cure--drinking a lot of water seems to keep it from swelling, hot liquids help when it does swell, as does massage. I'm just hoping that the other side doesn't go. I bought Biotene toothpaste on the advice of my dentist. It is supposed to help lower the amount of damage not having much saliva does to your teeth. michaluk51 wrote: Dear Thyca buds, I have a question. Just a year ago (1/15/01) I had a tt with positive nodes removed. I had my RAI in May (150mCi) and after a few months my sense of taste came back and all seemed okay. Now, over the past few months I'm noticing that my salivary glands hardly work at all. I can't eat carbs as my glands are stimulated to produce saliva so I can swallow and more often than not, the sides of my face near my ears swell when I do eat. (Don't worry, I am not starving). I had a CT scan and the gland ducts are not blocked by stones and these same glands seem tender to touch all of the time. Is this anything anyone of you has experienced or knowledge of? As always, I'd appreciate any advice you might have or knowledge you might share. Thanks and a happy, healthy new year to us all! Carol For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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