Thank you all for the wonderful words and prayers. I know everything happens for a reason and if we hadn't been sent for the biopsy his airway would most def. be completely shut by now. I've tried to get him to go for a walk outside during the day or anything to give him a little exercise, but i've been unsuccessful. He still has excessive mucus coming out of the trach tube. He already takes robitussin for mucus and nexium for acid. He usually is up spitting that out or letting me suction him every 30 minutes to an hour. He never sleeps for more than an hour straight. He dozes 24/7! We both dread, but can't wait for his surgery on the 26th so we can start the next chapter of his recovery.

Thank you all,
Callie

Callie, 24, cg to husband, Don, 43, smoker 20+ years, quit smoking 12/11! 3/09- spot on tongue, biopsy-. 3/10 biopsy-. 10/14/11 biopsy+. Surgery to remove front half of tongue and 32 lymph nodes (contained in one node).. 12/09/11. 6 weeks rad tx 2/1/12-3/20/12. Trach removed 4/12. Still using peg.