Received a call today from my doc's office, advising that an opening has come up and my surgery will now be on Thursday, instead of 4/19. This came as good news,as I have gone through the initial shock of the diagnosis and want the battle to begin.

They also told me that my PET scan showed only the known BOT tumor and the single lymph node on the right -- good news!! I know that this is not a clean bill of health, due to the possibility of occult cancer cells not showing up yet, but since I am having bilateral neck dissection on Thursday, I feel better, justified or not.

So, we now begin . . .