Hello Every one, I was so busy with My father inlaw's case that didn't get any chance to update . well after I had this chat with you all. we went back charged with lots of questions and information. His team of docs it seems that had done there home work alreay thank God. they told us the necrosis of tongue can happen with radiation.and sice part of the dead tissue was kind of seperated and they wanted to do the surgery in emergency and take out the dead part and since it was a rare case for them they had a BIG team of doctors/ surgeons . they were afraid of using GA so they opted for some thing similar to local (which apperntly worked for 3 hours) when they opened him up ( his mouth) theuy found that the major part of the tongue was dead( necrosis of the tongue). they took almost the whole thing out . and had to do treacotomy( I hope I spelled that correct)as well. he is now in observation unit. and we are waiting for the biopsy . BTW they also changed his pain killers which were making him forget every thing. we are waiting now... .
taking care of my father in law who was diagnosed with stage 2 Squamous-cell carcinoma in march 2010. had surgery done in April , recurrence in sept2010, RT and cetaxomab done in oct n November. still on peg tube. he has tongue necrosis..... developed lymphoedema after radiation.
|