Re: Need suggestions for son post-op/Response

May 22, 2003

Hi. I do know a little bit about yeast infections in the mouth. The

stuff you are on is the systemic, I think, and will probably tend to

it pretty quickly. (I hope so, for his sake.)

A couple of other ideas: The stuff Donna is talking about is probably

Nystatin, which is a swish-it kind of thing. There are also some

lozenges he could suck on (Mycolex, I think they're called) -- but I

think both of those things are probably prescription.

What is not prescription, but is a real mess, is a liquid called

Gentian Violet. You could get some of that and using a q-tip, paint

it around the affected area. WARNING: It stains, big time, and will

turn his mouth purple!

A lot of people do have trouble with dribbling and drooling, post op.

Many have found that keeping a towel or a cloth nearby helps -- but

if you go for the gentian violet, be prepared to sacrifice whatever

cloths you use. The stuff will not come out, in my experience.

Best,

Cammie

> > My 18 year old son had upper & lower jaws done one week

> > ago. He had to have a transfusion during surgery, and the

> > nerve in his lower right jaw was damaged. Other than a

> > lot of vomiting of blood and fluids through the weekend

> > he was doing better than I expected until yesterday when

> > he started pouring saliva - and I mean pouring. We had

> > him at the surgeon's when it opened this morning and he

> > has a yeast infection. He is on oral diflucan - 200 mg. today

> > and 100 mg. for the next two weeks. In the meantime, he

> > is miserable - can't lay down to sleep or even sleep

> > propped up because he is still pouring saliva, which is also

> > making it hard for him to drink anything.

> >

> > I am desperate for suggestions for anything to help him

> > during this.

> >

> > Thanks, newsteadecs@a...

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