Mouth Sores from chemo: When do they go away?

I used Prevention Mouth Rinse when I got the sores. Seemed like it helped to get rid of the sores quick. I didn't get them after every treatment but when you do, is not a good feeling. Best to all.

Thanks for replying. I will have my husband get me some local honey and give it a try.
Donna

If I remember correctly, I just ate about a teaspoon a couple times a day. Also applied a bit to my lips. People say local honey is best for your immune system, but I don’t know how much that would matter in this case.

I sincerely hope this works for you.
Cindy

So how do you administer the honey. I’m willing to try it. My mouth and throat are so so sore. Appreciate any input you can give me.

My integrative medicine doctor recommended honey in addition to the baking soda/salt rinse and I avoided mouth sores. Not sure if that’s what helped, but it’s worth a try.

Best wishes,
Cindy

Magic Mouthwash is great. Also have your doctor look at your mouth. It is possible there is yeast. My husband had yeast and sores. So he had the magic mouthwash and liquid nystatin.

How were you able to eat?
My husband uses the numbing liquid and doesn’t help much. He’s having a hard time eating, his throat is bad from radiation from tonsil cancer.

Thank you and we wish you all blessings and good thoughts.
Yes it is a PET-CT Full Body Scan

I always figured 10 days for a mouth sore to heal completely. I used to use the "discs" from Walgreens for sores from braces...those helped. Licorice helps as that is a natural numbing agent. Make sure to drink very cold beverages while getting your chemo - even slushes or smoothies...the cold will help keep the chemo from causing mouth sores. I am sorry you are going through this, mouth sores are not fun. suck on cholraseptic lozenges for sore throats...popsicles...

Having cancer really tests the muster of a person, doesn’t it?
Your husband has gone through so much already but here he is, 9 weeks post treatment! It’s really positive to see that his scope showed no visible evidence of cancer, his appetite is picking up and he’s gaining weight! Those are huge milestones in the baby steps of recovery.
But I know full well the anxiety that loves to work its way into our heads when waiting scan results. We have a couple of conversations in the forum for Scanxiety. They may not be relevant to your husband’s cancer but it shows you’re not alone in the stress of waiting for good news. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/waiting-for-scan-results-is-this-part-of-scanxiety/

There’s no reason for you and your husband to feel anything but positive right now! ☺️ Though it’s really normal after something so traumatic like this to have some roller coaster emotions. It takes time to process and to feel a level of comfort that ‘this is over’ now. It happens gradually as life returns to a new, predictable rhythm and eventually the trauma fades into the background.

I wish your husband only good news on his upcoming tests in a month. Is this a PET scan?