Here is further info from an email my brother sen out last night. "Overall the day went pretty well, considering what potential news I could have heard.� The only cancer that was located was in my mouth and neck.� My body scan was negative.� I have a growth in the floor of my mouth extending to the underside of my tongue.� My surgeon believes they can remove the tissue and not impact major nerves in my mouth.� I may have to have chemo or radiation if the tests on the tissue edges show growth of cancer.� But they won't know until they remove it.� Some of the lymph nodes in my neck will have to be removed.� The tissue forming my mouth floor will have to be removed, and I will have to have a tissue graft.� The skin/tissue will probably be taken from the bottom of my left wrist.� A different surgeon will do the microsurgery to reconstruct my mouth under my tongue. It is estimated I will be in the hospital around 5 days, with another 4-6 weeks recovery after leaving the hospital.� Recovery time will depend on the need for chemo or radiation.� I will be on tube feeding for 7-10 days.� I will also have a trach tube to assist in breathing while at the hospital.� We were very impressed with the oral surgeon. He spent around an hour and a half explaining the surgery, answering questions and additional exams.�There is no cancer in my throat or nasal pa ssages / sinuses. I will have to have follow-up care to look for new cancer for a five year period.� It appears that my surgery will be a week from tomorrow, next Wednesday.� I will be meeting with both surgeons this Friday."