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Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 | Isabel,
If any surgery is needed in a radiation site, you will typically be prescribed sessions in a HBO chamber. I had a lower left molar extracted that was directly in the line of fire, so spent 30 x's 2hours in the chamber. Other than the time spent, it is not a big issue. My chamber was a single tube. I brought a movie each time to pass the time. Hope you're good at clearing your ears.
All the best,
Rob
6-05, Left Tonsil-T1N2bM0 stageIVA, chemo(Cisplatin), radiation(6660cGy), neck disection, no PEG. HPV negative. (Doc suspects posit)
3-9-09 last of 30 HBO treatments.
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