Hi Trixie, thanks for the reply. I did get in at UF Jacksonville with a good surgeon. After imaging was done and tumor board review, I had surgery for a left maxillectomy and modified radical neck dissection.
They did reconstructive surgery at the same time using my fibula and free flap. I just got the path report which shows clean margins but did have 3 lymph nodes with cancer and perineural invasion so it looks like I'll be getting radiation and chemo. The surgeon seems optimistic but speaking of scary, doing google searches on prognosis and 5 year survival for my situation seems pretty dismal.
Thank you for the prayers and hope your surgery goes well.