Sophia I am sorry to hear of all you are going through. Is there the option of a second opionion with another Dr. If not your present Dr. should be connecting you with palliative care team to control your pain and other distress. Medication is available to do this and also possibly palliative radiation or steriods to reduce the swelling. Keep on that Dr. to get you the help you so desperately need.

Caregiver to husband Dx. Stage 4 SCC of gingiva with 3 nodes pos. Partial mandiblectomy with bone graft from iliac crest Dec. 2006. IMRT x30, Cisplatin x3. Completed Tx. March 15, 2007. Osteonecrosis & removal of graft & plate Oct. 2007. Recurrence of SCC Dec. 2007. Deceased Jan. 17, 2008.