Time flies!

Hi Birdgirl

Thanks for sharing. It has been a big help to read of your reactions to Taxotere. I am now on day 14 of my first cycle of this combined with Cyclophosphamide. I also found it hit me in the mouth and throat. My tongue was grey and festy by day 3 and has some interesting and stingy blisters at the back and down the sides (so that they catch between my teeth sometimes - ouch). I was using biotene but then I have just spent several days in hospital after turning nuetropaenic when my white cells shrunk to zero last week. The nurses there recommended I go on to a routine of "Sodibic" mouthwash - a preparation made with bicarb soda and menthol - and a swish with "Nilstat" to finish after each meal. It seems to be helping.

I guess its probably too late now to tell you that I have had a couple of friends now who have been down this road and swear by a cream you can buy online called "Radx" for radiation burn. You rub it on straight after your zapping and they reckon its magic. You can check it out on a website called "lessons learned". Otherwise you can just order it online yourself but Jillian orders it in bulk to Brisbane. I am planning to give it a go myself but I just need to get myself through the next few weeks first. I am on four cycles of chemo and five weeks of radiation (not sure how many till I have my appt next week with the radiation oncologist).

I am also in Cairns. Perhaps we can catch up sometime.  :-)

Good luck with the last zaps!