Karen,

I forgot about the HBO, thanks for mentioning it. I'll remember to talk with the doctor about that. This is all in tissue with no bone involvement but I seem to remember that HBO is used for tissue issues as well as bone.

They have me scheduled for a CT on Tuesday and surgery on Thursday. My ENT here had a chance to talk with the team in Pittsburgh and I think this thing is big enough to merit some surgical removal of necrotic tissue. UPMC also said that the biopsy was not very deep in the tissue and did not get deep enough to rule out an underlying tumor, so they want to get in there and make sure there is no underlying disease.

I'll keep you all posted as the treatment progresses.