Gosh Amy, I am so sorry to hear you will need further treatment. Rads isnt easy but its doable, especially if your focus is on your intake.

Im still unsure what the reason behind your doing HBO is and how Vitamin C IVs will help. Ive never seen a patient going thru rads and doing HBO at the same time. There has been many articles about HBO not being used on patients who may have active cancer cells. Cancer loves oxygen and HBO is pure oxygen. Please talk to your physicians in depth about the HBO and your situation. Also talk to them about the Vitamin C IVs. Im not familiar with any of our members doing Vitamin C IVs in conjunction with HBO, rads and chemo. Certain vitamins will interfere with rads and chemo so make certain all your physicians are on the same page with everything you have going on. Having cancer is hard enough, you dont want to do anything to make it more difficult to treat.

If you havent had a second opinion you may want to seek one out. If you can go to a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) all the better. All the specialists get together using a team based approach and discuss each individual to come up with the best treatment plan. Everyone works together to ensure there is no miscommunication. Even the patient is able to attend the tumor board meeting.

Best wishes with everything!



Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile