Teeth extraction after tonsil cancer treatment

[Pinesink]

Hi Parvez, thank you for your advice and story, it's really inspiration to me, now is the 5th week to me, hopefully I can get over this!!! 

[Parvez]

Dear Pine(never sink)

Good you are brave... Enjoy with the diseases rather to feared. Now on u may face some mucosities which may give you some type of irritation, blisters in your mouth but these are temporary these will go away within 2 weeks after completion of your treatment. If u feel your tongue is like burning when u eat and then use liquid site and use a straw to by pass tongue area because insufficient nutrition will bring weight loss. Pl take enough proteins and carbs and any supplement like ensure of sustagene etc. 

After radiation keep on swallowing foods to keep oeasophagus way widen otherwise it will become permenently narrow. 

Then consult your team about neck excersize to keep your neck firm. 

Step by step do all excersize like turn your neck to extreme right even push it further by applying force from your left hand for one minute same on left side then up then down do this excersize 4 to. 5 times a day to keep your neck away from accumulation of scar tissues 

Good luck 

[Pinesink]

Thx Parvez 😊 I heard that the week after treatment complete will be horrible,  any idea I can be prepared for this big challenge? 

Also now my throat got a thick white film inside, even I have panadol regularly, the pain still caused me hard to drink water (nausea when drinking), doctor gave me bottle of pink liquid so I can use it before meal, but for daily regular drinking do you have any better advice?  Really appreciate 🙏

[Parvez]

Instead of drinking a glass of water just use a straw and get small sips.. 

[hudsonkingsley]

This is definitely a question worth discussing with both your oncologist and the dental team before treatment starts. From what many head and neck cancer patients are told, the concern is usually balancing the risk of delaying radiation against the risk of needing extractions after radiation, when healing can be more complicated.

If the decayed teeth are considered stable enough to last through treatment, that may be why the team is comfortable postponing extraction. On the other hand, if there is active infection or a high chance of problems during radiotherapy, some specialists prefer addressing those teeth beforehand. Every case is a bit different, which is why getting a second dental opinion can sometimes provide peace of mind.

Wishing you all the best with the upcoming chemo and radiotherapy. It can feel overwhelming at the start, but having a clear plan for your dental health before and after treatment is one of the most important steps you can take.