I hope your husband has the same great results with his wound finally healing. I was very impressed with the different things the wound care specialists used in attempting to get my tunnel to close up. They would change my treatment to something new if there was no progress after about a week to 10 days of using something. The flexibility of my infection disease doctor was something I wish more physicians would do. She would go out of her way to leave her office and go across the street to check up on me during my wound care appointments. These specialists really outdid themselves with how well they worked as a team when they were not at all affiliated.

I suggest asking if HBO would help with your husbands recovery. HBO has been shown to help with healing, especially in cases like your husbands and mine where we previously had radiation which caused our wounds not to heal. Its worth a shot. Be prepared for lots of trial and error until the team hits the right combo specifically for your husbands needs.

Please keep me updated on how you make out with the next phase of your husbands recovery. Have a wonderful and healthy holiday season smile


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile