Your sisters teeth will not fall out from radiation. That is a myth. She will need to take special care of them while going thru radiation. Radiation has many side effects such as giving SOME patients difficulty in eating, swallowing. Everyone is different, some sail right thru treatments while others struggle. Your sister is young which is to her benefit as she should recover quicker than someone who is more senior.

Has your sister considered going for a second opinion? Surgeons cut and it seems that it was possible that one teeny tiny cell could have been missed during the last surgery for it to reappear so quickly.

Best of luck to you and your sister.


Christine
SCC 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 smile