Michael has now been taking Motrin for inflammation for a couple weeks, it seems to be helping with the swelling issue some days other days it doesn�t. Then a few days ago he did a back flip off of a garden stool where he was weeding my rose garden and landed hard on his upper arms. Now his arms and shoulders hurt too. I guess we have two separate issues with him � the swelling and the potential dental problems.
The oncologist didn�t want him to deal with the dental issues until after his next scan in Nov. Michael did call the local hyperbaric / wound care center and I guess they do take our insurance. We did get a written copy of the report from the first oral surgeon he saw and he recommended either root canals or extractions not definitely extractions. We are still waiting for a copy of the report from the second oral surgeon who was only talking about extractions. I would think preserving his teeth would be great if possible, but if he has the root canals and then later need extractions anyway because of the bone deteriorating I don�t know if it would be just putting him though some unnecessary stuff.

So how did you find your mother�s lymphedema therapist? We are on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Michael�s oncologist is in Mobile. He hasn�t mentioned that possibility to us � only mentioned a possible orthopedic surgeon if the Motrin doesn�t help. Michael really doesn�t want to go through orthopedic surgery and I had thought that lympathetic massage / therapy (not sure of the correct terminology) might be more what he needs. Does it seem to be significantly helping your mother?

Thank you.