Okay, so mom needs 20 HBO treatments. Good news - apparently insurance will cover it. However, the doc told her that although they are extracting the majority of her molars, they are not being replaced with dentures. Huh? Did I hear that right? The doc told her she'll have to adjust to chewing with her six front teeth. Granted she's still on a g-tube, but without dentures, this hardly helps her ability to get rid of the tube. Does this make sense? Is this how it's done? Is this typical? They pull the majority of your teeth and only leave you with the front ones? C'mon. Tell me I misunderstood something. Please.

Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.