Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Time for a third opinion. I had XRT and foolishly let them pull my 16 rear teeth without getting a second opinion. When my periodontist and MD Anderson trained prosthodontist saw my xrays, they said there was no reason to pull the teeth. They did have fillings but were otherwise healthy. I was told that if I didn't have them pulled, I would need 30 hyperbaric oxygen treatments if I ever needed a root canal. While my 12 remaining teeth have decayed due to restricted saliva despite religious dental care, roots are solid and they have been capped.
How many H&N cancer patients do these doctors see in a year. I get a third opinion from someone who specializes in H&N cancers at a CCC center.
Take care, Eileen
---------------------- Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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