Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can make you feel sick. After your treatment has finished this feeling may carry on because of other medicines or problems. The nurses will give you medicine in your mouth or line to try to stop this feeling. It is really important to tell the nurses if you feel sick so they can try to help you.
Ben found it really helped to suck ice cubes or drink small sips of water regularly.
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can make your mouth sore because they kill the good cells as well. The best way to help this problem is to keep your mouth clean. We would like you to clean your teeth 3-4 times a day with a soft toothbrush and toothpaste. If your mouth becomes too sore for this you can use special sponges.
Your doctor and nurses will probably ask to look in your mouth every day. It is very important to tell them how it feels, especially when it hurts so they can help to make your mouth feel a bit better by giving you pain killers.
Ben found sucking ice pops or ice cubes helped him when his mouth was sore. When his mouth was very sore Ben did not want to eat or drink. Ben’s mouth did get better though.
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