I just got a call (after 7pm) from Dr Haakenslash -- As expected, the tumor board agrees, and so do I, with the surgery -- It will be both from my mouth and through the side of my throat -- Tissue graft donor site will be my thigh -- Because it will affect my swallowing, I will need a PEG for the foreseeable future and a trach for the short term -- More tomorrow about when after he and his scheduler consult.
Age 67 1/2 Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05 Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08 Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08 Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06 Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08) Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08) On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.