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Hi Everone. The last thread I started erased all of the responses. I'm not sure why. Anyway, I finished my 18 WBR treatments and had my first taxol, cisplatin, and herceptin treatment 4 days after my last rad. I will be getting this combo weekly. I'm not sure about the Herceptin, if it's weekly or every 3 weeks. I get my second one Wednesday. I have been extremely tired and my head and ears are burned. The back of my throat and mouth feel stripped and burnt. I have severe dry mouth. I have been using toothpaste for dry mouth and Biotene for rinse. Any othe suggestions. Thnks again for all he other information. Sally

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Dear Sally -
You are in the thick of it now. The chemos are hard on the mouth and throat. I also used the Biotene products, but found something called ULCER EASE that worked great for my mouth.

I would suggest apple sauce, soft boiled eggs with soda crackers, scrambed eggs or omelets, mild soups (not the salty ones from the store in cans) with rice or small noodles, cheese toast, fresh fruits.

The Cisplatin is tough. All the best for a good result, so you can eliminate that one.

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Hi Sally,

Sorry you have this problem, I got a tip which worked for me when I had mouth ulcers/dry mouth during chemo. I was told to freeze cranberry juice and make small ice cubes of them which I sucked on before eating, it did'nt cure it but did make things easier:)

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Sally,
I am praying your latest treatments will beat the beast back into non-existence.

Kris...

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Sally,

If you click on your name by your posting, you can view your past threads/posts. I think your 'old' thread is still there:

http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46759

As for the dry mouth, I can only suggest to increase you fluid intake. Do you chew ice while getting the infusion? I remember being given ice during certain chemo sessions. The WBR probably has also caused more fatigue and dryness.

Are you following the 1 tsp salt + tiny baking soda + 8 oz. water procedure and gargle after meals and before bed time? Do report problems to your oncology nurse so he/she can take care of it right away. I'm not sure about the toothpaste. Seemed it was too strong for me to use during chemo. There were a couple of threads discussing about prevention/treatment of mouth sores. You might want to do a 'search' and read about the tips offered there.

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I have no further suggestions for the dry mouth and discomforts from your treatment. I just wanted you to know I am so sorry to hear you are suffering and pray this will be effective at getting you back to NED, so it will all be worth the torture!