| Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Sorry to hear about your father struggling with the infection. Of course everybody is different. I just gotta say that. I had a difficult time due to my body rejecting the titanium jaw. This happened about 7-10 days after the surgery. Sorry but I cant be sure since I was kept in a medically induced coma for 3 weeks. The titanium jaw was removed and the free flap redone. My guess would be if your father's body was going to reject the titanium, he would have developed problems earlier. Best wishes with his recovery. Hope he feels better soon.
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  | 
