Thanks for all the good info.

My mother's surgery is Tuesday the 2nd (say a prayer for her) and she is having one third or more of her tongue removed and all the lymph nodes on her left side (one of them shows some cancer). We do not know what the implications are of cancer in a lymph node.

She has had a stress test yesterday, which showed she is up to the surgery.

She wants to know when she will be able to eat ice cream again! She has a good attitude and a lot of faith in her surgeon, who does seem to have an excellent reputation.

We are hoping for the best. Tomorrow is her 84th birthday. She is hoping to make it to 85.

Sandra