Thanks folks for your help and wishes.

dad is still in hospital as his peg infection is being fought by anti-biotics being fed to him on a drip. He should be out weds.

He is looking very very thin but says he can chew again? That sounds good .

his radio therapy has been put back a few weeks because of the infection so we are hoping that it won't get worse during the delay.

I can't help with stage and type etc as he isnt very helpful with that sort of information as I get the feeling he is a bit in denial.

He says he can still feel that his tongue has grown.

removal of the rumour has not even been discused but Im not sure if that is because of his age and recovery problems, or if its to small or to large. They have fitted him a mask in order to target the radio therapy so im hoping that means its small.

Geoff