OP "OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 453 | Thanks Brian. Last night after posting this I did a bit of digging on this site. I will definitely take your advise and look up the hbo dives and have a good read on how it is dealt with from a patients perspective.
So far he has no pain but I assumed that wouldn't always stay the case. He's been given a couple of courses of antibiotics to take as he was a bit sore (when the doctor prodded) around his remaining teeth on that side and has a slight bit of swelling as well. This seems to be linked to the exposed bone I think.
Thanks for your help. Time for me to begin learning.
Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone No surgery Teeth removed 06/07/2009 radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin last TX 28/08/2009 25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity. 08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR 03/03/2010-Peg removed 01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap. 23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue 01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed 01/03/2021 chemotherapy started.
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