 Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 155 | AWESOME IDEA
I hope every public libray gets a copy and there should be a grant to do it/
our two cents
Radiation or NOT in early stage cancers ( yeah a subject we love to debate and the jury is still out.
Dental health issues. To have pre treatment extractions? Why and why not? The consequences? The after treatment issues with your teeth.
Pain Management
Some truth about painkillers 1) don't be afraid to ask for them and how to do it if they are not forth coming. 2) the side effects. I know there are many issues but we were most surprised by the constipation if it hadn't been for the info I found here we wouldn't have known cause the Doc's didn't tell us.
Have an Advocate. It seems like the book will be a great resource but the value of someone else to accompany you to appointments to fill in the blanks accurately is invaluable.
Caregiver Husband Bob SCC tongue t2nomo Partial Glosectomy/neck disection 6/04 rad ending 9/23/04
Osteoradio-necrosis of the Mandible (ONJ) DX 6/09 Surgery 7/2/09 mandible resection/ several teeth extracted/ neck dissection NO FLAP and aggressive antibiotic therapy.
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