One thing that helped me to heal and eliminated my jaw pain was hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBO). After about 3 visists, my jaw pain which had been constant and severe started to get better. By the time I had done 10, the jaw pain was completely gone and has not come back. If you do a search about HBO then you will find some lengthy posts about it here and also articles about it on the main OCF site. I think the post is under After treatment issues.


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile