Well, we haven't had the few weeks we thought. Mike's surgery lasted 5.5 hours. The doctor came to me and explained that the upper surgical margins near the base of Mike's skull were not clear and there was nothing more he could do due to the proximity of important structures. It all came back cancerous from the biopsy, even the extra sample from the margin that was not clear. They told us last week he can't have any more radiation in that area because it had max dose last year. They have said there is a zero percent chance of a cure now. We meet with chemo for info on whether they can do anything to slow it down. This is very hard. Any ideas for extending Mike's time? Dietary etc?
Josee


CG to Mike, diagnosed SSC base of tongue March 6/12, T2N2, Stage 4, 35 rads, 3 cisplatin, hospitalized end of treatment TPN nutrition lost 50lbs. lymph nodes in neck necrotic tissue Jan /13, radical neck dissection March 20 positive SCC could not remove all