He didn't have a lot of side effects with them.

PaulB simply reading your profile has made me gasp, but to read about the hurdles you go through daily makes me wish, so badly, that I could do something to help you. Thank you for all the work and help you put into this site. Good luck with all your treatments. You are a leader.

Thanks Carpe Diem.

Still waiting on radiation treatment to start, but still no word, probably due to all the radiation, surgery I had, and continue to see my other doctors. I have three teeth infected in the gums, and nothing the oral surgeon can do, no extractions until HBO, no HBO until there is no cancer. The oral surgeon put me on three weeks of antibiotics, and hopefully that will help, and go back on Thursdsy for follow-up. Needed some scripts from my PCP, and blood pressure was 179/93, and saw my oncologist today, and was 150/100, so I have to see the cardiologist before treatment. My hemaglobin went up to 9.9 from 9.2, in a few weeks, which usually goes down, but it could have been lowered by surgery, radiation, and is recovering from that, and not being killed off. Tomorrow, I go for chemo training with the nurses, I guess to review side effects, nutrition, hydration, infections?

Urgh Paul, this is so beyond my knowledge that I can not say anything constructive. Just wanted to say that my heart goes out to you and that I can not even imagine what you must be going through. Your courage is an inspiration. Sending all the healing thoughts and positive vibes I have.

Hey Paul, I second what Ambra has said. You are an inspiration. I realize sometimes it is almost overwhelming to me, but to hear your ordeal is a whole new level. keep fighting the fight, I hope you get your HBOT dives in soon and you have slayed the beast. Ambra, congrats on finishing your rads. hope you are doing okay.

Thank you both.

Paul, I'm sorry the dental issues continue and really do hope the antibiotics settle the infection down.
Can you ring the radiation doc and push to get this rolling for you? Though of course you may want to wait until after Christmas.
At least your haemoglobin is trending in the right direction. The BP still needs a bit of fine tuning, guess the Cardiologist will sort this for you.
Hope you get all the reassurance you need from the chemo Nurses to be relaxed enough and calm for the chemo. I understand your worries given your previous history.
You are like the energiser bunny - just keep on keeping on.
Tammy

Thanks Tammy. I spoke with the radiation oncologist last week, and the physicist is still working on the treatment plan which takes 3 weeks, so it's almost that time next week, but feels longer. My oncologist is going to be in contact with the RO. I previously asked about starting after the new year, and said, no, ASAP? I can wait too. Calling tomorrow for a cardiologist visit, and have one I've seen before for a stress test for surgery, and hope to get one next week.

Paul... clean is your friend. I an not sure how sore things are in your mouth. But if you don't own a waterpik... try and get one. Even if you spritz on the lower setting.

After each and every meal.. brush rinse and spritz.

antibiotics will help, and then keeping the area clean will help.

It's the same premise as flesh wound. It's a slow process but your mouth carries mega bacteria etc... so keeping the area clean will minimize progression of the infection. Rinsing with the baking soda etc.. should help as well. You want to rinse out any particulate and gunk. If you are using the waterpik clean along the gum line and make sure to angle it away so that you are not pushing bad stuff under the gum. You mostly want to clean between your teeth and along the gum.

Be meticulous.

take care. Hugs.