I am pretty much back to square one, the second oral surgeon is now out of town until mid September. The infectious disease doctors he gave me only see patients one half day a week and one of them is out of town until next week. He has given me the name of two more and I will be calling them this morning. I have also asked if he could recommend another oral surgeon. Meanwhile, I am feeling so sick, I can barely function.

Angels,

You are not back to square one as that was with the original surgeon. You have fortunately moved on from him.

Keep moving forward, don't cave in now. Call the other two ID doctors asap, let the receptionist know you are in an urgent situation with a jaw bone infection. Get the other referral of another OS from the ENT OR call the referral that the second OS office gave to you (you told me in a pm that he gave you one while he was on vacation) and follow through with making an appointment.

I have a question ... are you only staying within your insurance network with these dentists and doctors?

I will go read your PM now.

Bryanna

Angels,

I got the MRI report, etc and will reply off of the forum.

Thanks,
Bryanna

I'm talking about other expert opinions who agree on what excactly to do about the situation. OS 2 saw the xray last week and failed to treat immediately. It's a blessing he/she bailed out of town......... It forces you to move on for a reason!

Hi Cleo,
No, OS 2 didn't see the xray last week. He saw a ct about 2 months ago that didn't show anything. It was the MRI that I had last Sunday that showed Osteomyelitis. I have an appointment with an Infectious disease person and I am hoping to go to a new oral surgeon this week. Wish me luck! I will keep everyone posted.

I'm relieved you're getting another outside opinion!