I see there is two days before your surgery.I want you to know you have a group of supporters here, some who will pray for you, some who will send positive thoughts and some who will just be thinking about you all day on Wednesday. You have probably been filled in on what your doc is planning, my only words to you right now are, make sure you have an advocate in your room with you for the first few days. There is no reason for pain, or lack of nursing care. Your job is to recover, and the better care and pain management you have, the better recovery you will have. I sat by my husband for most of the days and nights and by the time we left the hospital, I knew what he wanted to say and spoke for him, just through the look in his eye.
God Speed, and talk to you soon!!
Jennie


Caregiver to Erik -1st DX 12/22/2005 SCC of Tongue, T3N1M0, hemi-glossectomy,60 nodes removed, carboplatnin,Erbitux, 35Rads.
Reoccurrence T1N0M0 4/14/08-partial glossectomy-16 weeks Erbitux and Taxol-
3rd reoccurrence 5/18/12- partial glossectomy