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Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 346 Likes: 3 | I am so sorry. I read, but had not experienced this (and I get some pretty wonky bloodwork at times).
If you're going for the root canal work, and with your healing compromised ... have they talked to you about hyperbaric oxygen treatments beforehand? They had me do that before removing my teeth (due to the radiation decay). It takes time, but it is supposed to help push those capillaries to grow and carry more oxygen, which is worth the effort.
((hugs))
Surgery 5/31/13
Tongue lesion, right side
SCC, HPV+, poorly differentiated
T1N0 based on biopsy and scan
Selective neck dissection 8/27/13, clear nodes
12/2/13 follow-up with concerns
12/3/13 biopsy, surgery, cancer returned
1/8/14 Port installed
PEG installed
Chemo and rads
2/14/14 halfway through carboplatin/taxotere and rads
March '14, Tx done, port out w/ complications, PEG out in June
2017: probable trigeminal neuralgia
Fall 2017: HBOT
Jan 18: oral surgery
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