The only thing I know that is really beneficial for trismus is exercising for the mouth, mouth stretches, and then Dynasplint, Therabite, wooden tongue depressors, bite plug, chewing gum especially the first several months. There is surgery for this at the jaw joint, coroidectomy, which controls the jaw opening, but radiation is done is such a wide area, that it usually effects more than this area, and not that effective in the long run. There is electrical type stimulation that may be beneficial, which name I don't recall off hand. Did they rule out infection, recurrence, osteoradionecrosis?


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
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11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
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06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs