OP Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 54 | Thanks everyone. It's done and I'm home. Yay! It went much easier than I anticipated. I feel like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders. It went so well there's a chance I won't have to do the radiation therapy or at least fewer treatments. That'd be great. My case will be discussed at the next Tumor Board. I probably won't know for 2 weeks. The rt half of my tongue is paralyzed. That's permanent. The rt cheek is paralyzed but it may not be permanent. I have some eating questions but I'll post them elsewhere. Thanks again for your help with my pre-surgery jitters. Sweetpea
Sweetpea ******** 2/09 MEC Rt Submandibular Gland,Tumor Exc,age 68; 4/09 Rt Neck Resect, Excise Rt Lingual Nerve, 10 nodes; 1 month later- Lge Abscess Drained 5/09; 4 more cancers, final path report; 6/09 IMRTx33 |