Thanks for the feedback. I will not see my doctor again before my surgery date, things are different here due to the national health system. Thank God I am actually married to a Brazilian, or this treatment would not be possible.
I have a few questions though. Are mood swings part of this? Some days I'm up and others down, others just restless. Is this normal? I don't know if it's anxiety, fear, nervousness, or what. I've felt, for the past year, as if my battery has slowly been discharging. At least now, i think, I know why. I'll be on the PEG tube, I guess, but I guess that is normal, and a minor concern. With my epiglottis being removed how long can I expect to be on the tube? Am I asking too many questions? Ease my mind, please!


ARTHUR 60 ex-smoker(50 years)
SCC- epiglotis diagnosed 11/2008
salivary glands and lymph nodes.
Surgery scheduled Feb 11,2009