 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Why do you half to lose half your teeth? I wouldn't let them pull mine. Unless your teeth are in really bad shape, I would get a consult with your dentist first. You will have to go the distance with scrupulous care if you decide to keep them. Having an extraction after radiation can have serious consequences.
It took me a good 6 months to recover from radiation. 6-8 weeks is being highly optomistic.
Closer to a year for 95%.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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