I'm going to be in the hospital until Monday and they will decide at that point when I will go home. The infection is under control and the opening is healing nicely from both ends. They changed the antibiotic from IV to oral, Gtube in my case.

Patience is the word.

Joseph 59 male
pain in tongue strt 2/10/12, Dx SCC 3/19/12, confirmed Stg IV 4/5/12,
Total Glsctmy & recon w/ flap from L thigh, neck disct, trach 4/27/12
G-Tube 5/1/12
55 nodes all clear
completed 2 chemo 33 rad
non-smoker, non-drinker, exercise daily, mostly vegetarian diet...go figure