 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 546 | Before ordering the Therabite on your own, check with your doctor. SOME insurance companies will cover the device if prescribed by a doctor. But make sure they know it is not for TMJ. Heather's company would not pay if for TMJ, but did when the doctor made it clear the trismus was a direct result of her cancer treatment.
Rosie
Was primary caregiver to my daughter Heather who had stage IV base of tongue SCC w/ primary recurrence. Original diagnosis August 21st, 2002. Primary recurrence March 18th, 2003. Died October 6th, 2003.
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