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#41970 11-11-2007 03:21 PM | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 71 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 71 | Well I had my teeth pulled and doing very well. My dentures are doing pretty good with a few adjustments here and there.
Tammy 43 yr non smoker- Dx-10/11/07 Stage 4 Tongue Cancer Surg.10/17/07, 1/4 Tongue and 14 Lymph nodes 5 positive, Peg tube/Chemo port,Chemo 3 wks/Radiation 6 wks begins 11/07 end 02/08.Teeth removed prior to radiation. PetScan 05/08 CLEAR 09/09. 2011 diag. w/osteoradionecrosis.100 HBO's
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#41971 11-12-2007 08:50 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Sorry I am late responding on this one but Gail basically said what I would have posted anyway. Even my post maintenance issues were almost identical to Barrys.
I always had dental problems as a child and periodic bouts with periodontal disease but I sought out a competent dentist (over 20 years ago) he assured me that I could keep all of my teeth. I lost #13 (pre-Tx) when it cracked down into the root but all of the rest are fine. The dental oncologist at the CCC where I was treated was definitely old school. ALWAYS get a second opinion. I would have been toothless if I listened to that turkey - so the moral of the story is you can't always trust even a dental oncologist. I went with my gut instinct and I also had any and all repairs, cleaning and trays made prior to starting Tx. I also did much research and got second opinions.
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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