 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Keke, please take a deep breath, you will get through this. I hear how you are doing but how is your husband?
For sure the road ahead can be bumpy so take one day at a time and if necessary take even smaller bites. Literally one minute at a time is OK.
The surgery you describe is, I'm sure, pretty hard for you to imagine. I encourage you to not dwell on that aspect. Instead think about your valuable role as support for him emotionally. Do you have confidence in the doctors involved? Have you thought about a second opinion?
Reach back to the experience here and ask questions as needed.
Mark
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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