 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Wendy, your idea of going back home sounds like the perfect solution to Steve's big city phobia. Im not a fan of large cities myself so I do understand it. I grew up in a tiny town that wasnt on most maps, it had about 100 people. Everyone knew everyone else, no crimes every. It was a very nice place to grow up. I dont like the noise and forget about me driving in a big city! Im an accident waiting to happen. I hope that everything works out for you. Its been a long road and hopefully the HBO will fix him up! I had to do a picc line with IV antibiotics for aprox 8 months along with many HBOs to finally heal. My situation was a different type of healing, it was for a long tunnel wound from the 2009 mandibulectomy. My point is that dont be shocked if the doctors suggest doing an IV antibiotic if they think he has an infection.
Hope everything works out for you and Steve. Wishing you both all the best!!!
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  | 
