Thank you all for being here for me and putting up with my views,opinions,etc. So far surgery is still set in stone for thursday, I go in for my blood tests again on wednsday and to get a pep talk from the Doc at my request. I have never really had a major surgery before, actually never. I am really anxious and nervous all at the same time, just the idea of what they are going to do to me. I have been trying to maintain my weight at 215 hoping to avoid any kind of feeding tube, had nightmares about it.

I could really use some inspiration and a good rally pep talk from you guys to get me pumped for the big day! It has been a rough ride just to this point and I know it will possibly get worse. I will be at a kind of uncomfortable hospital since it is a GH county hospital. But the surgeons are from MD Anderson which makes me feel a bit better. Any input,advice would be awesome, Thank you all for being so amazingly radical!!!! Love yall!

Nate


SCC left lateral tongue, left neck dissection. 2 nodes positive. 3 All Clear then ITS BACK 8/23/11 Shows 1cm in tongue in CT SCAN, Radial Free Arm Flap with Radical Neck Dissection 9/20/11 , All Nodes Negative, But Tongue Tumor Poorly Differentiated. Awaiting next step in treatment on 10/5/11... RIP Nate 7/28/12