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#57280 11-06-2005 05:02 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 25 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 25 | Its been a long time since I've written, and a long year.
Dx SCC base of tongue, T2N2M0, Feb 05. L neck disection with some neuro/muscular loss to shoulder, Chemo, 37 IMRT, PEG. All tolerated well. NPO from second week IMRT untill Seventh weekpost radiation, lost 20#.
Prior to radiation I had all dental work done including extraction of wisdom teeth. Was doing well and cleared for IMRT by oral surgeon. 10 weeks post radiation I have kicked out a bone chip and now have a hole in my gums, about 1/16 in in dia. that doesn't want to heal after 4 weeks. Got reassurance from Radiation oncologist and oral surgeon and told to give it time. Am on soft diet with intense oral hygene.
I don't want hyperbaric 02.
Any insight out there?
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#57281 11-07-2005 05:01 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 382 Likes: 3 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 382 Likes: 3 | Edd-
Don't have any insight to help you out here but wanted to bounce this back to the top to see if anyone can help you out! Hang in there - Kris
SCC Stage IV left tonsil neck disection 3/02 radiation finished 6/02 chemo finished 9/02
Stage 2A left breast cancer 3/09, chemo and radiation, finished treatment 2/7/10 -Stage 2 right beast cancer 10/14 chemo and radiation
Every day is still a gift :-)
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#57282 11-07-2005 09:39 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | Without the 02 treatments you are going to have to hope that your body will kick in. This is sometimes a 50/50 thing. It's a function of how much of the micro-vascularization of the area was damaged during treatments. 02 will speed that up and help this thing heal right up. If it is a flat surface of exposed bone there are no additional issues. If it is a bone spur or little spike, you want to have the oral surgeon take a pair of bone clippers and snip it off so that the shape itself is not an obstacle to healing.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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