To clatify ORN, women on my mother's side have all had severe osteoporosis due to excess calcium excretion by the kidneys. I was disgnosed about 6 years prior to the cancer. The radiation after my initial surgery may have been the onset of ORN, but it went on a rampage after the partial glossectomy. After several months of antibiotics, it was mostly contained but seems to be present at a very low level now. The plan is that after the next surgery, a massive dose of antibiotics. Carotid artery intima have also become calcified due to radiation and will eventually have to be reamed out.