I'm sorry to hear about your ORN. Thank you for writing to give us more information and perspective. I am angry that tx is so harsh with life altering side effects, and that's if we are lucky enough to survive the cancer.

I didn't know a partial mandibulectomy could be done without reconstruction. How are you doing since that surgery?

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