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vickie h · 01-22-2009, 05:53 PM

Hi Marie,
After being a front office manager in a dental office for over 15 years, I can offer you some advice. Please get Ed to a dentist, he doesn't need a specialty dentist (ie endodontist0 unless the break is pretty far down or near a nerve. Does it hurt when he breathes in and out with his mouth open? Does hot or cold liquid hurt? If not, he still needs to been seen and have that tooth taken care of.
I know they say not to have dental work done when on chemo, but I still go in to keep my mouth and gums healthy. You don't want dental caries starting there because of the bacteria, which is hard on the immune system. Call your dentist and at least have it xrayed and you can go from there. Wishing you the best, Love and hugs, Vickie

01-22-2009, 05:53 PM	#2
vickie h Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: san luis obispo, ca Posts: 1,150	Hi Marie, After being a front office manager in a dental office for over 15 years, I can offer you some advice. Please get Ed to a dentist, he doesn't need a specialty dentist (ie endodontist0 unless the break is pretty far down or near a nerve. Does it hurt when he breathes in and out with his mouth open? Does hot or cold liquid hurt? If not, he still needs to been seen and have that tooth taken care of. I know they say not to have dental work done when on chemo, but I still go in to keep my mouth and gums healthy. You don't want dental caries starting there because of the bacteria, which is hard on the immune system. Call your dentist and at least have it xrayed and you can go from there. Wishing you the best, Love and hugs, Vickie __________________ Love and Hugs, Vickie Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain. Feb 04 IBC IIIC/IV er-/pr- her2+++ 3/04 TCH X4 7/ 04 MRM 9/04 Taxol/herceptin wkly 1 yr 33X rads 11/04 skin mets 33x rads,10/05 Avast/Herc. 11 mos. 8/ 06 PET mets lymphs, neck 9/ 06 Navelbine/herceptin 11/ 06 PET NED 2/ 07 skin mets, 4/07 Xeloda, 5/07 add Tykerb 2/ 08 Tykerb failed. Doxil /Herceptin 6 months 8/08 PET skin mets, 8/08 Abraxane/Avastin 11/ 08 PET prog., skin mets 1/09 PET/CT progress, 1/09 Ixempra, 2/09 add Xeloda and low dose Naltrexone 2/09 off Ixempra/Xeloda 3/09 navelbine/herc/cytoxin 4/09 PET shows regress.7/09 start Topotecan. Failed. 8/09 extensive mets rgt brst, back and torso. starting Pazopanib clinical trial.