Thanks for all your responses.. Greatly appreciated... It's been a little hectic so here is the update.. Two weeks ago today my b/f underwent a 9 hour surgery... Removed part of the jaw and the tumor and replaced it with a bar and screws...also removed 4 lymph nodes.. Harvested a bone out of his leg along with muscle and arteries, etc... Replaced the jaw with this... Skin graft on his thigh to cover the bone removal... He has done an amazing job recovering... He was in CCU for three days, total hospital stay 6 days... He had a trach and tons of drains, etc in the hospital... All were out before he came home.. Trach incision is healing nicely along with graft and leg... He's driving short distances, not much pain... Dr's are very impressed with his recovery.. He looks fabulous, just had some swelling. The surgical team was amazing and were highly recommended... Follow up appt was yesterday... Seeing an oncologist in August, going to have to do radiation and chemo... Went to the dentist today to get fitted for dental trays for the fluoride treatments...so glad to have the surgery behind us, the pain is now gone from the tumor pushing on the nerve.. These next few months will be rough for him but he's tough and has a wonderful attitude.. A day at a time... Will definitely keep you updated!!!!