 Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 96 | Due to my cancer being in the maxilla I was at a higher risk of getting ORN. I did get treated with HBO treatments and they helped me. Not only with ORN but with my mouth sores. I was a year out of radiation treatment and was not healing. HBO helped all of that.
31 at dx 9/06
SCC T4N0M0 with bone invasion upper maxillary
Surgery 10/06
CT's clear for 2 years
2nd recurrence - Laser surgery 1/09 dx
Tumor board - No surgery to invasive for QOL
35 IMRT 3/30/09 Completed 5/15/09
8 tx Erbitux 3/24/09 Completed 5/6/09
HBO for ORN March & April 2010
Fibula flap 5/10
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