Paul, you are so right. It's overwhelming to deal with everything at once. Sometimes a few side effects calm down and quality of life improves again. You have certainly have had an unfair burden of complications.
Good news today - oral surgeon discharged my husband after HBOT and extraction. It is good for others to know that not all post-rad extractions lead to ORN. It's a horrible worry.
CG to husband, dx @ age 65, nonsmoker/social drinker. Dx 5/08 SCC Stage IV, BOT T1N2aM0. 33 IMRT - completed 9/12/08. Induction Chemo (Cisplatin, Taxotere & 5FU), plus concurrent Cisplatin.
1/09 PEG removed; 5/09 neg PET/CT; 5/10 PET/CT NED
Dental extraction & HBOT 2013; ORN 2014; Debridement/Tissue Transfer & HBOT 2016
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