Hello Everyone,
My name is Melissa. I am Eric's girlfriend and caretaker. Eric is inside his 13 hour surgery. Which will probably end up being longer... The surgeon just came out and gave me terrible news. So, unlike the pet scan or MRI were showing, the cancer has spread to his entire tongue all the way to the back to where the bone starts and to one tonsil. They will remove the entire tongue. He signed a consent for them to take all that had cancer in it, unfortunately the doc had said he was positive that it would not be more than 3/4. I didn't stop him because i know Eric is not ready to give up & leaving any cancer behind would put that at risk. Although, i have this very sick feeling at the pitt of my stomach. Has anyone gone through this type of surgery & recovery?? Does anyone have any information about this that can help?? Will the trachea tube, he was so dreading, have to be in forever? the feeding tube?? Any positive outcomes of being able to eat or talk again at least for anyone??
Thank You in advance.
Melissa