Source
r/testicularcancer•
cdMMM

Chemo mouth ulcers - Tips/tricks?

Hello All,

Currently in my first cycle of 3x BEP. Luckily, I have not experienced any nausea but I am getting gnarly, bad mouth ulcers. Don't want to eat hard food because it'll scrape the ulcers and my tongue is now sensitive as its getting cut by ice popsicles.

As the title says, i'm looking for any tips/tricks to help numb the pain of these mouth ulcers. I've started to use Orajel mouth wash which helps a little but I'm looking to put an end to them and keep them away if possible.

Posted Jun 20, 2020, 3:44 PM UTC

34
vincem2015•

My doctor was able to prescribe a specific mouthwash that required prescription. I cannot remember the name for the life of me. I don’t think there is a way to prevent them, it just comes from the natural breakdown of cells. The best thing you can do is to treat them in a way that causes the pain to subside.

1
cdMMMOPIn-Treatment (NSGCT-Embryonal carcinoma)•

Awesome, thank you! I'll ask about that on Monday.

1
Bertensgrad•

Doctor prescribed me magic mary mouthwash. It sucked hard but was mostly better after 1-2 weeks for me. We altered the amount of drugs slightly and had me suck on icecubes with round two. I still felt like my tongue was burned but no more serious ulcers after the first cycle.

1
cdMMMOPIn-Treatment (NSGCT-Embryonal carcinoma)•

great, thank you!

1