Hey Ken,
I do believe that I would have been less emotional during treatment if I had been older and my kids had been older. It affected my girls still living at home in such an intense way and it was unavoidable. But, it has made them stronger and their character deeper.
I also had HBO treatment as I had to have a tooth pulled last April. I did 30 "dives". It was time consuming and my eyes haven't been the same since but it was worth it.
A huge toast to saliva, glad you got some of yours back!
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.