Posted on: Apr 8, 2011 05:34 AM
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sweetbean wrote:
Hi there,
my sister has been telling me since January that I have bad breath. I have never had chronic bad breath before and I started chemo in December, so I am wondering if this is a side effect. I never got the taste change, but I have felt like my mouth tasted weird. I finished up DD ACT on March 22. Anyone else experience this? If you did, at what point did your breath return to normal? I'm so mortified!
Diagnosis: 11/18/2011, ILC, 3cm, Stage IIb, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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dlb823
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Apr 8, 2011 03:21 PM dlb823 wrote:
My whole body had a weird odor during chemo, so chemo could be the problem. Are you using Biotene mouthwash? It's especially good for dry mouths. Otherwise, the odor could be coming from your tummy, a SE of chemo killing off so many cells. Maybe try eating some yogurt to put back some good bacteria. Deanna
"The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb
Diagnosis: 2/1/2008, 1cm, Stage IIa, Grade 3, 1/16 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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May 29, 2012 07:18 AM stella0926 wrote:
hi, sweetbean,
I had the same issue! finished my chemo weeks ago and noticed that i am having bad breath! I never had bad breath before. I meant as normal case:)! Do you know why? and how you deal with it? Thanks!
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May 29, 2012 07:27 AM SelenaWolf wrote:
Metal-mouth. That's what it felt like and what it smelt like. Definitely a side effect of chemo. Went through a lot of mouth wash.
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