AVW,
Thank you so much for your input. The information that you provided really went a long way towards easing my concerns and fears. There really is no substitute for the experience that someone who has gone down the road before can bring. I see Dr. Marx on November 29th for an intital consultation.

Please give your husband my warmest wishes for continuing his wonderful recovery.

2006 SCC T0 N1 M0; 2006 EBRT x 33, chemo x 3; 2010 Extraction 2 molars; 2010 HBOx30; 2011 Dx osteosarcoma of mandible; 12/20/11 mandibulectomy with temp. titanium plate; 1/31/2012 chemo x 4; 9/19/2012 Reconstruction of mandible with graft from hip and bone morphogenic protein