 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Sorry to hear your wife is going thru such a rough time. Im not familiar with this, sorry. I am familiar with the picc line and IV antibiotics. So if you ever need info about that, I can help you.
Does your wife see a prostiodontist? If not is her dentist familiar with oral cancer patients? Before any major dental work she should have hyperbaric oxygen treatments to prevent ostiradionecrosis. This is very important. Do not let any dentist pull teeth before having HBO.
Best of luck with everything.
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  | 
