In my area there was an Ombudsmen that was available to me to fight the insurance company. I have Blue Cross also, and they refused to pay for implants, and never changed their minds. Not sure how they are about dentures. I ended up catching the interest of a very wealthy local man that my husband had become friends with. He is helping us pay for the implants that will put in a week from today.

I know how your mother is feeling right now. She's ready to move on with life but that's difficult to do when you're left so changed and different. It's impossible to NOT think about cancer when the physical changes affect the fundamental act of eating. I never realized what an impact eating had on our day to day lives. Someone should write a book on it!

I wish you and your mom luck with this.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.