I went in today because my ear pain was getting worse and I could feel a hard spot and a very sensitive spot down inside my pharynx on BOT -- I also wanted a referral for throat dilation -- Doc Haakenslash (ENT and Oral Surgeon) decided that a biopsy was in order to see what was up before other stuf like dilation.

I have to say it was not fun because of where it was located -- Any further down would have meant in-patient surgery, but he was able to numb it some (not fully, fortunately I have some pain tolerance) and had to do some wrestling to get some snips, as he couldn't get a good enough angle for the punch tool.

I am starting to associate that office with pain and realize it's no coincidence that the chair is a lot like the kind one finds in a dental office <grinz>!

We all forgot about pain meds, but I called nurse from ferry when the numb started wearing off and got a script phoned in to the pharmacy. Good stuf, that hydrocodone!! Ten minutes after taking it, the site didn't hurt, the ear didn't hurt and the headache was gone!

Asked about what we will do next if biopsy (due Monday, another fun waiting period) comes back with SCC, expecting to lose a LOT more tongue, but he said we'd do surgery and another graft to fill the void and prevent future problems. I told him I had another forearm, two legs and a lot of shoulder to recycle!

Tune in next week when we find out if there's going to be another PEG in Pete's future!

PS On the good side, I stopped by the pet store and they had my four, male Long-Tailed Norwegian Hamsters ready to take home -- I now have a lot of company named RatHuey, RatDewey, RatLouie and RatPhooey!