I was really strict about salt wash rinses twice a day - and that seemed to have helped me. Take care - Penny
Hi Ashelvo
I was lucky enough not to get many mouth ulcers but when I did I found vegemite really helped. I ate lots of vegemite on toast or you could put it directly on the ulcers. i think it is the salt content that helped. if you do get oral thrush fresh pineapple is great and helped me. i tried the Nilstat and the prescribed lozenges but found the pineapple more effective.
Chemo has given me a very husky voice which i find hard to project, no sore throat although I sound like I have. I had last chemo yesterday yippy!!!! so hoping to get my normal voice back sometime soon and so I can get back to singing in my choir again. :)
Good luck with your treatment, there are better days ahead.
Anna (username Kiki
Hi Anne, I didn't get ulcers but did experience oral thrush after my second chemo dose. It felt like I was trying to swallow over razor blades, it was so sore. I had to use Nilstat in order to clear it up and would then be right until the next chemo when it would flare up again and I would be back on the Nilstat. Eventually got to the point where I couldn't swallow anymore of that stuff so my Oncolgist had to get approval for Fungilin Lozenges and I sucked them for my remaining chemo doses. Hope you feel better soon. Karen xx
