Debbie,

Im not sure how or why I ended up with the bone exposure but I was in excrutiating pain months after my tx ended. It took me everything to get up and care for my daughter, who at the time was having surgery and iv therapy also. The doctors didn't see the exposure (because my reg doc was on emergency leave at the time)until a week before we were moving from southern california to northern cali. My doctor wanted to cancel my husband's orders , do emergency surgery and start hyperbaric chamber treatments. He looked at my husband and said if it were "you" Id put you on no duty for ATLEAST 6 months...

Anyhow,we had already cancelled our lease, orders were in progress. So, we called up to Travis Airforce base to see if there was a doctor that could handle this. He was available, hyperbaric chamber was available....it just meant a 2 hour drive each way everyday for 3-6 months.....

I had to wait 3 weeks during the move time before I could get into see him. What was strange was the pain started to subside and by the time I got into see my new doctor the hole I had, had healed. I don't think he believed me. He said osteoradionecrosis doesn't just heal on it's own...

Sorry, I have to say he was wrong...because it did. So, to answer you Debbie, nothing medically was done for me. With time, it managed to heal on it's own.