B,

It sounds similar to what my mom went through and yes she does have an exposed jaw bone and even now 2 1/2 years after radiation she still has jaw pain and occasional swelling from an infection in the bone. We are meeting with her ENT on Thursday to schedule another surgery where they will remove her jaw bone and replace it with a bone from her leg. This is an extreme measure but she continues to have problems from radiation damage so this is her only alternative to get her life back to normal.

Please keep us posted about what you find out.

Take Care,
Dani