 "OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 404 Likes: 2 | Kelly,
Great news! Your medical team might recommend Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) treatment before planning surgery. Many of us had HBO for ORN. HBO helps healing and also blood flow circulation in damaged bone.
Best wishes
Karen
Last edited by Karen Rose; 09-07-2012 09:19 PM. Reason: typo
46 yrs:
Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0
Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs
30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin,
30 x HBO
Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy
(hip bone to reconstruct jaw)
Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw
Mar'09 Debulk flap
Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery
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