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Sucking ice cube during IV chemo to stop sore mouth
Has anyone had any experience with ice therapy for any IV chemo eg sucking on an ice cube during the transfusion in order to prevent a sore mouth from developing? Is anyone being treated at the Alf...
Hello Triton
I went to The Mount Hospital in Perth for chemo. Had AC & docetaxol. They gave me an icypole for the red part of AC each time (it was the normal for that one) but not for any of the others. I hate icy poles so took in an icy water bottle that I was allowed to have (as long as I kept sipping it!!). I didn't get ulcers but did get a sore mouth from docs - should of tried the icy water for that. Worth a shot, extra fluids definitely wouldn't harm anything.
I went to The Mount Hospital in Perth for chemo. Had AC & docetaxol. They gave me an icypole for the red part of AC each time (it was the normal for that one) but not for any of the others. I hate icy poles so took in an icy water bottle that I was allowed to have (as long as I kept sipping it!!). I didn't get ulcers but did get a sore mouth from docs - should of tried the icy water for that. Worth a shot, extra fluids definitely wouldn't harm anything.