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Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 22, 2023 | Replies (31)

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@gina5009

There is a condition called "Thrush" which is usually caused by to much treatment for Respiratory Illness. It can cause the type of sore mouth you are describing. You might ask your doctor about this. I have Trigeminal Neuralgia and my gums and teeth can become painful enough I cannot eat. One of the things that help me during these times, is Ambesol (baby teething medication). I rub it on the gums, and the analgesic solves the problem long enough for me to be able to eat. You might ask your doctor about this also.
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I asked my Doctors if it could be Thrush and the response was no, it didn’t present as such. I am using Magic Mouthwash now, an RX of Lidocaine, Maalox, Benadryl. The docs suggested it may be an anti immune response to stress. I have also broken out in Ezcema, which is new too. Maybe stress is a factor, but I am only treating the symptoms, not the actual cause.
Thank you for your suggestion. ❣️

I think I have been very fortunate. I never had set appointments to see doctors. They just figured if I found something unusal I would call and make an appointment. You have to remember, there were no mamograms, or MRI'S, etc when I had my cancer. Just surgery, and if you had positive lymph nodes radiation. That was it. I found my original cancer myself while taking a bath. Just felt a lump. Consequently, I did not hear the negative comments, and just assummed they were done with me. Very different from today.

I have been fighting Mast Cell and I learned this from a support group. Hydrogen Peroxide. We get many odd things all the time : like I grow lipoma's , fatty tumors under my skin, etc. When getting ready in the morning, take a small cap full from the bottle of hydrogen peroxide and put in your mouth , swish around in your mouth while getting a shower. then spit out. I have been buying a small spray bottle of H.P from Dollar Tree. I use 4 or 5 sprays in my mouth to swish around. I go to my dentist every 6mo. for a check up. They asked what I was doing bec i hardly had any plague. So it not only cleans the mouth , but it stops plague. I do this once daily. I have had friends who have gotten sore gums, etc and they use the h.p. I have terrible reactions from all forms of soy. one of these is boil like growths and thin skin that will bleed. I use H.P and it always clears it up fast. Also if you get cold sores. I use a cotton pad or ball and put h.p. on and wipe my mouth where i feel the outbreak, and it never happens. I am not a dr, but have found many cures for these odd things. You might try the hydrogen peroxide. I also have found baking soda also helps with flushing , plosion ivy, etc.