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PennyK

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11. Uh oh

Sat Apr 29, 2017, 12:40 PM

Apr 2017

Another little tear appeared in my radiation zone...we saw it when my wound area was re-bandaged yesterday. Sigh. Well, I see the doctor on Monday. I guess the combination of the radiation degradation and the swelling, when the area got infected, made the skin so fragile it was bound to happen.
It takes around eight weeks to get Medicare approval to use the biologic dressing the doctor plans to use; until then, we do the HBO and hope for no further issues.
It was fun today to take a full shower and actually use skin and hair-care products, all of which I can't use for oxygen-time.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [View all] PennyK Apr 2017 OP

May your healing go fast and well. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #1

Why can't you read? Just curious. ret5hd Apr 2017 #2

You can't bring anything in PennyK Apr 2017 #3

Why not audio books? angstlessk Apr 2017 #4

Not a bad idea PennyK Apr 2017 #5

It really seems to work on people having wounds. Good luck. sinkingfeeling Apr 2017 #6

Thanks PennyK Apr 2017 #7

Many people who have had oral or throat cancer and radiation sinkingfeeling Apr 2017 #8

After treatments (radiation and chemo) aka-chmeee Dec 2017 #42

Better today! PennyK Apr 2017 #9

Ordered some fun flicks PennyK Apr 2017 #10

Uh oh PennyK Apr 2017 #11

Doctor says I'm doing okay PennyK May 2017 #12

Nine sessions under my belt PennyK May 2017 #13

I'm getting better PennyK May 2017 #14

MY PORT IS OUT PennyK May 2017 #15

I'm a big girl - dressed my wound all by myself PennyK May 2017 #16

Fourteen sessions down PennyK May 2017 #17

HIGH blood pressure PennyK May 2017 #18

Blood pressure not going down PennyK May 2017 #19

Saw the doctor. New meds for me PennyK May 2017 #20

So far so good PennyK May 2017 #21

Just when all was going well PennyK May 2017 #22

Three Day Weekend! PennyK May 2017 #23

More of an even keel PennyK May 2017 #24

I spoke too soon PennyK May 2017 #25

Thank you have sharing your journey. procon May 2017 #26

Doctor says I'm healing well PennyK May 2017 #27

Wow, I feel just about normal today PennyK Jun 2017 #28

29 down PennyK Jun 2017 #29

Progress PennyK Jun 2017 #30

Odd. Ms. Toad Jun 2017 #31

Hello! PennyK Jun 2017 #32

Four treatments left! PennyK Jun 2017 #33

THREE left! PennyK Jun 2017 #34

TWO left PennyK Jun 2017 #35

ONE LEFT PennyK Jun 2017 #36

I. Am. DONE! PennyK Jun 2017 #37

No more bandages!!! PennyK Jun 2017 #38

I'm so happy the dives are over and your wounds have healed. Thanks for sinkingfeeling Jul 2017 #39

Thanks. sinkingfeeling! PennyK Jul 2017 #40

Vision finally improving! PennyK Jul 2017 #41