Thanks Vicky ! The worst issue with having surgery out of town and after care locally has been drastic variations in the methods of treatment between the two medical teams . His surgeon is very highly lauded in this field and prefers to do the jawbone replacement about a year after the first surgery and a round of rads. I am not sure of the reasoning , which is one of many questions we'll be asking in December (not that it really matters now). May I ask how long the hospital stay was , and how long it was difficult to walk after the fibular procedure ? HBO has never been mentioned by either team of drs . Thanks for your input !! I really appreciate it .