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Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jan 3, 2018 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
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That's right. Dribbling is okay but spitting is a bit hard. Thank you for the offer of gum. I can't really chew gum either but order Spry gum for a fellow head and necker. We have a deal with a local importer. I've also been lucky enough to find another importer just down the road who has a Spry or Xylitol mouthwash which is the first mouthwash which I can use without stinging. I like to use a plaque-removing mouthwash as well as the salt and baking soda and this one could do the trick. I will check with the dentist when I see him in mid-January. Very unusual to get a product that doesn't sting.
No ice cream has touched my lips for over a week but I'm planning on some for Christmas Day.
We will get back in shape together, Loli.
Hi Maureen,
The truth is, we could not spit, if our life depended on it! (Coleen) Though her comment made me smile, and that is good.
That being said, I would love to pack a little Christmas present, and send you Xylitol Gum, or any other Xylitol product you need. The gum was gifted to me by a dentist friend; but I do not chew gum. If I could do this for you, I would be so happy.
Have you tried Biotene Gel? I keep it by my bed. Sometimes my mouth is so dry at night, that my tongue is glued to the rest of my mouth. I just have to squeeze a little gel in my mouth for instant confort that lasts all night long.
Maureen, your case and mine have so much in common! I also kept the weight I lost during RT, for three years. Then, my thyroid went bad, and I have gained all the weight back. I will have to give up hot cocoa, and cut on bread. We might want to keep an eye on each other, and try to get under 80 kilos by the beginning of July. I would have to loose 14 kilos.
Have to run, but will be back.
Loli