 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Patty
First I want to say I hope you feel better. Sorry you are not doing so well right now. Hope tonight its easier for you and tomorrow is a better day.
Ive done 85 HBO and it is the easiest thing Ive done thru this whole ordeal. You lay in an oxygen tank for 2 hours and do nothing, no big deal. You can sleep or watch tv and wiggle around all you want. Its also something anyone who has had radiation for OC should be doing before having dental work done.
Might be a good idea for a second opinion about HBO. I would think if you even have the slightest feeling of uneasiness about your dentist then it would be a good idea for another opinion. Even people on here who have done HBO for dental work will tell you about it. You do not want to end up with far worse problems due to a short cut.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
