Hello everyone, thanks for all of your replies and I apologize for not responding sooner. My Dad had his surgery, unfortunately we STILL haven't gotten any good news. Basically the surgeon had to remove way more of his tongue than he thought, and in fact could not establish clear margins, the margins were just fishy and the pathologist could not determine if they are cancerous or not. We find out on Monday....this waiting game is just the worst. I feel so bad for him, he is such a healthy, active guy (runner, yoga doer, golfer, etc) and he has been reduced to this skinny little thing hooked up to tubes and wires in a hospital bed. I know that's not who he really is and I am trying to remain positive...but really positive thinking hasn't worked thus far. I know that that is so negative and typically I'm not like this, but I guess this has just been a reallly long week. Think good thoughts for my family and I...if only cancer could be cured by will power and wishes alone.....