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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Its not so much the tissues surrounding the mandibles that have capillary issues, it's the bones themselves (mandible, etc.). I don't know how anyone could visually determine that.
I have lost 2 teeth post RT and had one decapitated in the radiation field with a root canal. I have had to replace the cap once. Be sure to brush the cap if you have one.
Concerning HBOT, I am not aware of any negative issues with it since I have been here.
My dentist and Drs both recommended using a mouthwash as well, which I use several times a day.
There's plenty of bacteria below the gum line - I was getting aspiration pneumonia every time I had my teeth cleaned until the hygienist and I worked out a better game plan.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Gary, I have heard and read it is possible to get ORN in bones outside of the radiated field because of blood restriction caused by rads. I have lost all the bone marrow in my entire cervical spine and I am led to believe it will be the same pathology as ORN eventually. Do you think that's possible
Thx
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | That's a chilling thought. We're pioneers in extended survival. God only knows what's next...
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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