Thank you Cheryl. What you say makes sense and in line with what I think they will confirm here shortly. I think the trach thing was like a drive by...he just wanted me to be aware that there are risks with the surgery due to me already having had radiation. I think he alluded that if nerve damage occurred during surgery my throat could close (or something like that). But like any surgery there are risks and death and I think that is what he was covering vs what will really happen. At the end of the meeting after looking at my MRI, he said my worse case is that i could end up with a flap (vs. skin graft) and I could have a Trach for a few months if there are complications(vs. just the initial days of hospitalization).

How was your second pass at radiation? Was it the same the first (better or worse)?