We are still in a holding pattern. The PET scan showed nodes around his windpipe that they are going to biopsy tomorrow. Everyone says it would be rare for it to have spread there but his entire case has been a-typical so we don't know what to think. We should get the results the same day at least. If they are clear he will have surgery next week. It is sad to think that we are routing for him to be able to lose his tongue. I am hoping this whole thing with the PET scan is just a way for us to come to terms quicker with the idea of a glossectomy!


Jill..CG to Ken, age 43,mom of 1yr old girl.
DIAG:12/9/10 SCC BOT T4N0M0 HPV+
START:1/3/11 IMRT dailyX35 and 7 chemo
END:2/23/11 PEG IN:1/15/11 Out:4/26/11
CT/MRI 4/25/11-marked improvement CT 6/11 new spots
BX 6/23-cancer present
Total Glossectomy sched 7/20/11
7/19/11 Ken's suffering ended