My husband is 10 yrs post treatment. He has had one dental extraction with delayed healing, leading to debridement of a section of mandible (possible early stage ORN which has remained stable for over a year), increasing difficulty swallowing (swallow test performed--cough reflex remain adequate), etc. We are now on to the next complication...He needs surgery for a kidney stone and general anesthesia is being recommended by the urologist. I am concerned about intubation post radiation. He was intubated once for oral surgery, but that was done by an oral cancer team so I was confident in their skill.

Other than consulting with anesthesiologist and alerting everyone to these issues, is there anything else I should consider? I plan to discuss situation with ENT and hematologist/oncologist. Primary care physician has suggested checking into spinal anesthesia.

Anyone have insight or experience with intubation post radiation therapy?