Hi everybody! My name is Jon and I hail from Western New York. I just had surgery on February 14th to remove my rt tonsil, 20 lymph nodes (2 cancerous) same side, partial soft pallat removed and I believe part of my right esophogus. They made a flap from the underside of my left wrist to graft into my throat, which included a blood supply.
Despite all of this, my surgeon say's he believes that I have a high probability for survival and quaility of life.
6 weeks ago I would not have believed you if you told me I had been through all this and now fighting to be a cancer survivor.

I'm going to need alot of help from you folks to help guide me through the coming months. I am 49 years old, but am not ashamed that I have cried a river over the last few weeks.

If anyone can't sleep in the middle of the night, maybe we can hookup for a chat.

Thanks!