Wow! I have Medicare and the Supplemental to cover everything else Medicare doesn't pay for, and I'm going through the same teeth nightmare. I need ALL my teeth taken out, which are in disrepair and down to the gum line, and have three teeth infected now. Mine is being putting off due to microscopic cancer, and can't do HBO until after chemoradiation treatment due to it feeding cancer. I hope I have no problems, and had HBO previously, but had insurance with my employer. The wound management doctor then, where HBO is associated with sometimes, said it has to be put in properly otherwise insurance may deny it cause its expensive, $2000 for each session. I had no problems.

Thanks for the heads up.


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
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs