What can cure blisters/sores inside the throat caused by cancer treatments? my dad can’t eat due to the pain.
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Please help. He has had chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. It was successful for a while then they found a “minor recurrence” and is now undergoing a powerful treatment called Campath. It seems to be working, but the side effects are really making him weak and depressed…plus he can’t eat due to the sores that have developed in his throat. these sores are in the way of his getting better…please help. How do we get rid of the throat sores/infection? He is on painkillers and has been given medication for it that doesn’t seem to work…not even the good ‘ol salt and warm water remedy….also…any tips on helping him through the depression? I know it’s the medication causing it….he does want to be better….please help. Thank you very much.
Please help. He has had chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. It was successful for a while then they found a “minor recurrence” and is now undergoing a powerful treatment called Campath. It seems to be working, but the side effects are really making him weak and depressed…plus he can’t eat due to the sores that have developed in his throat. these sores are in the way of his getting better…please help. How do we get rid of the throat sores/infection? He is on painkillers and has been given medication for it that doesn’t seem to work…not even the good ‘ol salt and warm water remedy….also…any tips on helping him through the depression? I know it’s the medication causing it….he does want to be better….please help. Thank you very much.
Your oncologist should have already given your father an RX for whatever type of “magic mouthwash” would best fit his situation. Call your oncologist’s nurse in the AM and ask about getting a magic mouthwash prescription. In the meantime try some OTC Biotene mouthwash but this is a poor substitute for the variety of prescription preparations available specifically for situations like you are describing. Do a search for magic mouthwash and you can read about some of the various formulas that are commonly used. If it was my Dad I’d be waking up the oncologist tomorrow AM.
There is a “swish and swallow” solution that sometimes helps with pain. It is a combination of benadryl liquid, maalox and a topical anesthetic like xylocaine. You won’t be able to get the xylocaine over the counter - you’ll need a prescription for it. However, they do make numbing throat spray that your dad could spray directly in his throat. Even using a 1:1 solution of maalox and benadryl to swallow might make things feel better for awhile. The best thing you can do right now is to encourage your dad to drink. He may not feel like eating, but remind him to drink so that he does not get dehydrated. If he can’t drink much, try ice chips or mashed popsicles. Unfortunately, it will just take some time for his throat to heal. The best things you can do now are to try some things he can swallow to help with the pain and to help him get some fluids down. I’m sorry he’s having such a hard time. I’ll remember him in my prayers. God bless.
I used a half Maalox, half benadryl solution. However, I did not swallow it. I used it every 4 hours or so. It’s not a cure, but it helped. I also ate soft foods like jello, pudding and drank Gatorade. I tended to like soft cold foods and then after a few days I could eat warm food, like creamy chicken soup.
My dad’s doctor prescribed something called carafate. That seemed to help.
there is a lodz.. that his ocologist can prescribe. also my doctor prescribed lidocaine/hydranube/maalox su , you swish and garlge and spit out 1 to 2 teaspoonsfulls 4 times a day as need. it numbs the mouth. really nasty but enables you to eat a little with out pain. hopefully in time that he want need it for the sores. its painful. god bless, hope everything gets better for him.