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Adenocarcinoma - newly diagnosed

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 17, 2023 | Replies (164)

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@donnatownsend

Hi Sandy,
I just rent through six weeks and six sessions. I know exactly what your talking about . Especially the stuck in the throat. While this hasn’t completely made it better it has helped. My Oncologist prescribed me “Miracle mouth wash “. It is lidocaine, Benadryl and melox. If they tell you they lidocaine is on National back order call other Pharmacies. I get mine at Walgreens. It will help. Also for the mouth sores. Rinse with baking soda, salt and warm water several times a day. I’m just getting over mine. The pain in my chest (esophagus) is what is getting me. I can swallow but when it gets to my esophagus it hurts so bad that it’s not worth it. I’m going in on my second week of getting fluids. I hope this helped God Bless

Donna

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Hi Donna...thanks for your feedback. Yes it does help! Glad to know I'm not alone, but sad you are going through it too 🙁 I did go out and buy some Biotene toothpaste and mouthwash which really does help and the sores seem to be less aggravating..I also used the baking soda, salt & warm water which also helped. Yes, the pain in the chest is quite scary. I have to be concious of every single thing I put in my mouth, including fluids. I did buy some Ensure Max in chocolate, and that does help a lot, I just drink it very slowly. I will ask my Onco today about your "miracle mouth wash" as well. But it really hurts when food and/or fluid gets "stuck" in the esaphagus...not fun! I'm supposed to have a month off for my body to somewhat heal, so I hope it does. Then get a CT scan to see if the tumor and the lymph node (in the mediastinum area in back of esaphagus) shrunk. I was hoping for robotic surgery to remove everything, but I'm no longer optimistic about that. My Oncologist is already talking about 1 year of adjuvent immunotherapy with Imfinzi. Then what? Don't know but this is a really scary time.

Thanks again...hugs your way
Sandy