Re: What helps your mouthsores?

[Guest guest]

-Narice,

It's great to have you back feeling chipper. I would give my right

arm if I could do the same. I have not had a break for 4 years and

it does get tough to deal with sometimes.

was given the option of taking the Avastin alone or with the

Xeloda. He chose the combo for as long as he can stand it.

On the mouth sore issue, he only had them once and that was when he

was given chemo and radiation before his first surgery to remove the

colorectal tumor. The day the Onc saw the first sore he took him

off the chemo until they resolved themselves. He told to

rinse his mouth with salt and baking soda in warm water.

Hope this helps a little and glad to have you back.

Joyce-- In colon_cancer_support , flipper759@a...

wrote:

> Phil's mouth sores are getting pretty bad. They are all around the

edge of

> his tongue and making it painful to eat. He DOES use the lidocaine

(magic

> mouthwash) but I know some of you know other little tricks to ease

the pain. any

> suggestions are welcomed.

> God bless

> Narice

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Narice,

It's really not as bad as I probably made it sound. It's just that

I was used to taking off to Las Vegas with friends and now I just

feel almost guilty for even thinking about it.

At my doctors advise I finally started getting my hair or nails done

once a week. Lunch afterwards with my friends helps a bunch and my

cell phone is always at my side.

is not at the point of needing respite care yet. It's just

that ever since he blacked out and cut his eyebrow, I get paranoid

about leaving him alone. My friends say I have him spoiled and I

say I am glad to have him here to spoil.

Many, many years ago, when I was in my early 20's and a friend and I

were bitching about the mess the men make in the bathroom, out

popped a sales clerk. She said, ladies pardon me but I could not

help but overhear your conversation. She said she had lost her

husband and would give anything to have that mess there to clean. I

have never forgotten that story.

Best Wishes,

Joyce

> Thanks Joyce

> it was a Godsend that Phil was well enough for me to do this. For

yourself is

> there respite care available? Getting away does help put things

back in

> perspective. they also increased my Paxil from 40-60mg. Only

complaint is the

> drowsiness is pretty bad but I certainly feel a lot better.

>

> There are good caregiver tips in one of the current Newsweek

articles on

> Reagan. That is one remarkable lady!

>

> <<<Hugs>>> to all

> Narice

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Narice,

It's really not as bad as I probably made it sound. It's just that

I was used to taking off to Las Vegas with friends and now I just

feel almost guilty for even thinking about it.

At my doctors advise I finally started getting my hair or nails done

once a week. Lunch afterwards with my friends helps a bunch and my

cell phone is always at my side.

is not at the point of needing respite care yet. It's just

that ever since he blacked out and cut his eyebrow, I get paranoid

about leaving him alone. My friends say I have him spoiled and I

say I am glad to have him here to spoil.

Many, many years ago, when I was in my early 20's and a friend and I

were bitching about the mess the men make in the bathroom, out

popped a sales clerk. She said, ladies pardon me but I could not

help but overhear your conversation. She said she had lost her

husband and would give anything to have that mess there to clean. I

have never forgotten that story.

Best Wishes,

Joyce

> Thanks Joyce

> it was a Godsend that Phil was well enough for me to do this. For

yourself is

> there respite care available? Getting away does help put things

back in

> perspective. they also increased my Paxil from 40-60mg. Only

complaint is the

> drowsiness is pretty bad but I certainly feel a lot better.

>

> There are good caregiver tips in one of the current Newsweek

articles on

> Reagan. That is one remarkable lady!

>

> <<<Hugs>>> to all

> Narice

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Narice,

It's really not as bad as I probably made it sound. It's just that

I was used to taking off to Las Vegas with friends and now I just

feel almost guilty for even thinking about it.

At my doctors advise I finally started getting my hair or nails done

once a week. Lunch afterwards with my friends helps a bunch and my

cell phone is always at my side.

is not at the point of needing respite care yet. It's just

that ever since he blacked out and cut his eyebrow, I get paranoid

about leaving him alone. My friends say I have him spoiled and I

say I am glad to have him here to spoil.

Many, many years ago, when I was in my early 20's and a friend and I

were bitching about the mess the men make in the bathroom, out

popped a sales clerk. She said, ladies pardon me but I could not

help but overhear your conversation. She said she had lost her

husband and would give anything to have that mess there to clean. I

have never forgotten that story.

Best Wishes,

Joyce

> Thanks Joyce

> it was a Godsend that Phil was well enough for me to do this. For

yourself is

> there respite care available? Getting away does help put things

back in

> perspective. they also increased my Paxil from 40-60mg. Only

complaint is the

> drowsiness is pretty bad but I certainly feel a lot better.

>

> There are good caregiver tips in one of the current Newsweek

articles on

> Reagan. That is one remarkable lady!

>

> <<<Hugs>>> to all

> Narice

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

my dad had to have a mouth wash and we got it from hospice, it is called MD

mouth wash, it was made by doctors at one of the leading cancer

treatment centers in the states, ask your doctors or hospice if you are at that

point either way it works very well.

good luck

mary b.

Joyce wrote:

-Narice,

It's great to have you back feeling chipper. I would give my right

arm if I could do the same. I have not had a break for 4 years and

it does get tough to deal with sometimes.

was given the option of taking the Avastin alone or with the

Xeloda. He chose the combo for as long as he can stand it.

On the mouth sore issue, he only had them once and that was when he

was given chemo and radiation before his first surgery to remove the

colorectal tumor. The day the Onc saw the first sore he took him

off the chemo until they resolved themselves. He told to

rinse his mouth with salt and baking soda in warm water.

Hope this helps a little and glad to have you back.

Joyce-- In colon_cancer_support , flipper759@a...

wrote:

> Phil's mouth sores are getting pretty bad. They are all around the

edge of

> his tongue and making it painful to eat. He DOES use the lidocaine

(magic

> mouthwash) but I know some of you know other little tricks to ease

the pain. any

> suggestions are welcomed.

> God bless

> Narice

>

>

>