...if the husband is 'talking about ending it all' that's a critical sign...he needs counseling right away.

The poor guy is starting to believe the insurance company is waiting for him to die. I am sure they are not but this merry go round has been going on for about four months.

...worried.

I went over and talked to him. He agreed to see a doctor and to let us deal with the insurance.

radiation to their throat and thereby, their jaws, teeth extraction can be very dangerous. I had tonsil cancer 3 years ago. I was initially advised to have all of my teeth extracted to avoid future problems. I elected to have repairs made on them prior to beginning my radiation. I also had some problems with a disintegrating jaw bone a few months after finishing radiation, but was lucky that with some treatment healed without the hyperbaric treatments.





http://www.ehow.com/facts_5918647_hyperbaric-oxygen-treatment-radiation-damage.html

I am sending the information on and will let you know when I hear from my friend

for people with oral, head, and neck cancers and survivors. Wonderful source of information. I belong to a chapter and we've had numerous folks undergo HBOT. Also many can give advice about dealing with insurance companies.

http://www.spohnc.org/

I had a tooth that needed to be removed last summer. Because of the meds I had taken no one would take it out. I ended up having a root canal and the tooth made much smaller than it was. I've had no trouble since that time.

All the doctors and dentists told me that there was a strong possibility the bone would never heal if I had the tooth removed. Fortunately I didn't have to have it done. My life is so much better without that aching tooth.