Hi Laura,
I've got my fingers crossed that biopsy are good - sure sounds positive from your report!

As for insurance issues - I haven't yet had any major dental needs (and hopefully won't!), but I did spend two hours on the phone with my insurance company trying to find out if they would cover Therabite for my trismus. Eventually I was told that it would be put into the "out of network deductible" column. So - I guess it is technically "covered" - but I'll be paying for it out of pocket since I have a $6000 out of network deductible. In the back of my head I do worry about the cost of possible future dental needs and firmly believe that they should be covered under my medical insurance. I hope other people report back to tell us if they've had any luck!

Lisa
36 years old at diagnosis
SCC of the tongue T2N2bM0 Stage IV
post hemi glossectomy and neck dissection (3/28/07), finished 6 weeks of radiation and Cisplatin x2 6/19/07. Biopsy taken from right side of tongue 7/17/08 - results showed infected abscess and no return of SCC!