Tuesday, October 24 Treatment Update, Fizzical Therapy

Treatment and Response Update 1,

(BTW... thanks for the comments yesterday)

Today when I woke up I was asked, "How do you feel?”

I mentioned that I had, "A sore throat.”

Then I was asked, “What kind of sort throat do you have?”

I replied, “A temporary one, I hope.”

Today is Day 7 of my RT and I feel pretty good.
After speaking to my doctor yesterday, I was informed that I will experience a variety of side effects. From fatigue to some sores in my mouth. To date all I have a bit of fatigue and some dryness with a sore throat that is temporary I hope ;-)).

'Fizzical' Therapy

Something to watch for are changes in the salivary glands and taste buds. So far, so good and I am feeling fairly comfortable. Dental hygiene is very important due to the outnumbering of the bad bacteria over the good. This is a result of the loss of saliva glands that support the creation of the good bacteria. A common effect is a strain on the enamel of the teeth. (I will let the dentists describe this phenomena.) The treatment for this is a fluoride treatment each night and gargling with baking soda. The joyin all this is that I am able to gargle with soda water, which I really like and with which I have a long history. So I am using soda water, whether you believe it or not, as Fizzical Therapy. This does not count when you add Scotch to it, folks. Sorry!

So 8 or 9 times per day I am drinking only soda.

BTW this is the way I used to get my soda when I was a kid. My brother and I also used to have soda fights… Here is a bit of history on Seltzer Water.

Some Fizzical History

“The 1920s and 30s were the seltzers™ heyday in the United States. Thousand of bottlers were delivering seltzer to homes, hotels, bars, and corner soda fountains, a practice still carried on today in some areas. The wealthier establishments spritzed their seltzer from elegantly etched bottles that displayed their names. These bottles were referred to as either seltzer or syphon bottles.

A rather unusual advantage of the syphon bottle was its use as a fire extinguisher. Being filled with carbonic acid gas and water, both of which are non-combustible, the syphon was promoted as a suitable substitute for the other fire extinguishers of the day. The drinking public had only to keep on hand several full syphons for use in quenching a thirst or putting out a lively blaze.

Some people actually grew dependent on seltzer. Whether it was due to their cultural upbringing or just to a bad case of heartburn, seltzer offered a unique form of fizzical therapy….

Collectors divide seltzers into two broad categories: local bottles and national brands. National brands include Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Dr. Pepper, NEHI, Orange Crush and Moxie. Of course these bottles usually include the bottlers name, address, city and state. Seltzers made for local Coca- Cola bottling companies are a favorite and usually command a high price.”
www.fohbc.com/images/seltzerbottles.pdf

More later tonight, folks... Thanks again for the comments. I am trying to upload them but for some reason not everyone's gets through.