Carol...I posted on another of your threads before I read this one. It sounds to me like they feel that they can get all of this tumor wihtout resorting to radiation. YAY! The surgery won't be a walk in the park, but it will have a start, and a finish, and with some yukky days in between, you are going to be fine. I am so sorry that you have to undergo this big surgery, but hang onto Minnie's experience that you WILL get over it and after this interlude, be allowed to move on through your life.

With the flap to close the palatal opening, in time you should be just fine. I am sorry you have to do it, but I am relieved to hear that it seems to be confined and removeable.

I look forward to hearing more about the treatment plans, and the results of the PET scan, and when your busy time comes, please know that we won't stop thinking about you until you feel like returning to the computer.

XO--Colleen