Debbie,
Thank you so much for your honesty regarding your scars. Tomorrow is my moms appt w/ the dr and surgery is scheduled for Wed. I have a feeling that the dr will tell us tomorrow that he wants to remove her jaw or some of it. I'm not sure yet but that seems like the next logical place to go. My mom, as well as myself, are skeptical to proceed with the surgery because the margins from her initial surgery were clear although not clear enough for the dr I guess. Because now he wants to take more. In your opinion, if your dr didn't perform surgery on your jaw do you think it would have spread there anyway? I know each case is extremely different, but I am just curious. Thank you so much for posting and I am sorry that you have had to deal with this all this.


CG to Mom. Dx 2/08. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the minor salivary gland in lower lip. Surgery 3/12/08. Margins clear but not clear enough. Surgery scheduled for 4/23/08. Surgery Successful. Clear Margins