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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi Michele!
You are not alone in this!!! Ongoing dental issues plague a great many long term OC survivors! The Marx Protocol doing 20 HBO dives before an extraction and 10 after has always been scrutinized, thats nothing new. One doc will take one side and the other doc takes an opposing view which only makes it more difficult for patients to figure out what is their best option.
As far as having all your teeth removed... thats NOT an easy path either!!! What brought you to this option tells me you are really struggling significantly with your teeth or you never would consider something so extreme.
This is usually done in the hospital's OR and you can expect to stay overnight at least one night as it is considered major surgery. I seem to remember you having trismus which further complicates removing teeth so what seems like a simple extraction may still need to be done in a hospital rather than in a doctors office as most routine extractions are done.
Im sorry I dont have more info to pass along!!! As always... best wishes with everything!!!
ChristineSCC 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  | | |
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