Nelie, my medical insurance paid, after some discussions with me, as it would have not been necessary without the radiation. I recall seeing weekly bills of thousands of dollars. Let this be a motivator to open discussion with your insuror. If you do have to self-insure, check with your state's insurance commissioner. Here, a large hospital was recently made to refund money to many, many uninsured patients who were charged much more than the insuance companies were for idential procedures. You should make sure you are getting the discounted rate. Good luck!

Note to Brian and Hacklene: I had five implants which fully integrated, due, I am sure, to the HBO treatments. The DMD/ENT who placed them told me he has been doing them for H&N patients for years with great success. There really was no worry that they would not work. It seems that with an experienced dentist and a course of HBO, the odds are very good.