Thank you Karen and Gary. It is so hard to wait....I have been sick with the flu so I can't even go see her. She goes in for the partial biopsy on September 1. If she is staying in the hospital for 2 days, does that mean they might take the entire tumor? Why would they only take a piece? This would be her second biopsy already.....is that normal? It has to be 2" x 2" by now....it smells so bad and she is in so much pain. She still hasn't even got a CT scheduled yet. Yes, that is Canada for ya. My aunt is trying to schedule a private CT scan if possible. We will find out more today. My fear is that the tumor was just on her gum, but now has spread because of the wait.....or does it mean there is more cancer that we don't even know about? I feel so terrible and helpless. Christy