Missy, welcome to OCF! You will find lots of help here. Im sure the upcoming surgery is a very detailed and involved procedure. I have had my left lower jaw removed and it was a long, rough road but I made it! If your husband is able to eat, hope he gets all his favorites in now. With this type of cancer it negatively affects our eating. Your husband will need to relearn to eat again. Will he be doing chemo and radiation after the surgery? Best wishes with the upcoming surgery!!!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile