Thanks Bart, Cheryl, Ambra; always good to hear from you.

The viral infection symptoms just got worse and worse, hurt all the time, wanted to sleep but couldn't; so called the clinic to discuss. They hooked me up with an ENT appointment this morning.

The doc said whatever green crud was there at time of culture is gone, throat is clear, surgery site looks to be healing normally with some granular tissue present but explainable since all the tumor wasn't removed.

He asked if I was having any fever (none) and noticing no swelling in the area concluded all my pain and misery is caused by the tumor tissue itself. He actually used the term angry tumor (don't laugh). Best course of action at this point is start rads on schedule Monday and take these really good pain pills I'm going to give you so you can sleep at night (but don't drive). He also gave me a bottle of chlorhexidine gluconate to use on the teeth.

I guess I'm satisfied as I can't argue with any of the things he said. I did ask if it could have been staph to which he replied it would have grown on the culture and thus been identified.

If you guys know anything that I obviously don't please speak up.

thanks
Tony

P.S. Oh, and I got my fluoride trays today also, really comfortable. Dentist says I can sleep in them if desired to better treat the teeth. Any reason not too?