 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | For Clark's wounds, I would stick with the antibiotic and a bandaid. This will help the wound heal better and keep it from getting infected.
The stabbing pain in the jaw sounds like what I get. For me, its from the surgery and it has improved. Time will make it better.
This surgery takes a very long time to recover from. When my visiting nurses checked into my feeding tube info. The insurance company has it estimated at a 1 year recovery time. Ive had 3 of my doctors tell me the same time frame for everything to heal. I still have alot of swelling which probably will not shrink much more. My jawline will require liposuction to correct my appearance, it isnt eligible to be done til after the 1 year point.
As far as the areas that are not healing, are they deep wounds? Thats how I ended up with a wound vac. Ask your doc if that is something that would help Clark.
As always, wishing Clark a painless and complete recovery.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
