Should I be worried

Have suffered from bleeding gums brushed teeth with send dyne toothpaste and used mouth wash it has nothing to do with my platelets does anyone else suffer I change my pillow case vertully everyday any advice is welcomed

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Hi harrybob, sore mouth and bleeding gums can happen if you are on treatment. I would suggest you use Corsodyl Mouth wash and a soft tooth brush for the moment. In a former life, I was a dental nurse, then changed career. Salt water mouth washes with tepid water with a teaspoonful salt was also a good cure. For my self, I have been prescribed difflam mouth wash and salt water rinses. If you are finished treatment, I would suggest you visit your dentist, in case you need an antibiotic. Maybe you are on warfarin or something like that, if so speak to your gp. Hope that helps a bit,

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Thanks for your advice I will see how it goes already using diffam and soft toothbrush. But I am due to my last cycle of,advastin but I see how it goes. And then see dentist

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It could be the Avastin, I have been lucky, a few mouth ulcers and blood nose and lately sore feet getting worse. Keep using soft toothbrush and change it every so often. Hope you stay well otherwise, best wishes

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Thanks for that I will perservere

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Hi Harrybob. When I was on Avastin, I carried on using an electric toothbrush with a small round brush head. I found that my gums were better than when I used an ordinary soft toothbrush, no matter how carefully I brushed. I also used a toothpaste for three to five year olds as normal toothpaste really stung my gums. In fact, although I finished Avastin in February, I have only just stopped using it.

Hope you can soon stop changing your pillow case. It must be a real bind having to do so.

Best wishes, Solange.

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Thank you for that