Mouth Red around the tonsils

[MissyMouse]

My last chemo was June 20th and I had several throat infections with ulcers near my tonsils and white pockets.  


I still have have the red throat and the ulsers in the same area and they still get some white spots what could that be.

[surgeon]

thrush is yeast

[Belleview Teacher]

After completing my third cycle of AC, I developed a white coating on my tongue and on the back of my throat.  My oncologist diagnosed "thrush" and said this was common on chemo.  He gave me a prescription for Magic Mouthwash and also recommended I gargle with 1/4 tsp. baking soda and 1/4 tsp. salt dissolved in 8 oz. of warm water.  Within 5 days, the thrush was gone.

[surgeon]

white spots could be due to yeast, which can occur after antibiotics as well as after chemo. It's usually fairly easy to clear up. It needs to be looked at to get an accurate diagnosis.

[MissyMouse]

I have been on antibiotics during the course of the white spots, this year for bronchitis and the antibiotics have cleared the white spots but the redness had never subsided.  How can you have strep throat for almost a year?  Is my immuno system down that much due to he chemo?

[MissyMouse]

The reddness around the circumference of the tonsils has not gotten any better since the end of chemo.  As a matter of fact the reddeness has spread the circumference of the back of my mouth.  I do not have any pain but the white spots come and go.

[CCF-RN,MSN-rf]

Dear MissyMouse:  This is not likely related to your chemotherapy.  It sounds more like strep throat or other infection.  You might consider seeing an Ears nose throat doctor if these keep recurring.