I had a talk with my ENT/Cancer doctor today. He goes I have some bad and good news. The bad news is the cancer is back, but it just in the area and that is the good part. He feels he can get all in the surgery. Now I am scared over the surgery, he will have to remove a small area of the back of the tongue, the tumor my the jaw and some of the jaw bone. He said it will take around 12 hours to do all the work. He said I am very healthy and would bounce right back.

Has anyone gone through this type of surgery? Please let me know. I know I have found a great doctor he does his own surgery and treatments. He is also a assistant professor at the University of Washington for ENT. He is part of the Seattle Cancer Alliance Center and works with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. I have fought once before and I will fight again.

Round 1 5/2007 - 35 Rad treatments and 6 chemo of cisplatin
TPN feeding for 5 months during treatment and after.
Tumor was on the right side of the tongue.

Round 2. Tumor on the lower back right jaw area. Surgery on 3/12/2010 to remove the tumor, rebuild the jaw and some work on the back tongue.