Hello,
Kris is doing great. He is off the ventilator and breathing by himself.
His face looks normal just slighty swollen. The graft in his mouth , well, itis healthy and continues to have a good blood supply. Guess that will take a week or two to settle and look less swollen.
The surgeon told me that they sent tissue samples from where his original tumor was and there is no sign of cancer, all margins are clear. So the good news is that this was a small local reoccurrence. Guess we are still waiting for the nodes to be looked at - they did bilateral. Neck dissection too.
I am feeling much more positive.
Thought I do realize we are still at the beginning of this phase of treatment.
Love to you all,
Tammy

Awesome so glad things are getting better! Take care!

Good to hear he's doing well. You are doing great too!! Thanks for keeping in touch with us!!
Kathy

Hi,
Kris has been back to the operating room tonight. The surgeons suspected a number of leaks from his suture sites in his throat. There were a few leaks but all are sorted now - I hope.
The surgeon did mention that at the time of surgery they did remark on how damaged all his tissues were from last years radiation and chemo - again the gift that keeps on giving.
So, hope it will be at least 2 steps forward now before we take another back.
I' let you all know.
Cheers,
Tammy

Oh no. Hopefully they got it worked out.
How long do you think you'll be there?