Ok, had the PET scan yesterday, all clear although it showed an unrelated, but not serious, problem. Surgery is scheduled the 28th with the first ENT. I saw the second ENT and really felt comfortable with him but he is going to be away for a few weeks and suggested I have the first dr take care of it sooner. So it will be requiring a skin graft and I opted for it to be taken from me, not alloderm.

So my next questions are, can anyone tell me their experiences iwth skin grafts inside the mouth? I'm told I'll be on a liquid diet for 3 weeks. This is going to be just inside my upper lip.

Also, I am having more and more pain in the original spot where the tumor was removed. Is this a concern or just the nerves trying to grow back? (Yes, I'll ask the dr.)

I forgot to add, the second ENT mentioned that the tumor was growing along a nerve and that worries them more and made it more difficult to differentiate.