I hope someone can answer a question for me, or put my mind at ease. Hubby had a 1/3 of his tongue removed one month ago. At the time the CAT scan showed no lymph node involvement. The tumor was 6mm in size, 4mm deep with 8mm clear margins. Because of the depth the surgeon wanted to remove the lymph nodes from the effect side just to be safe. Prior to the surgery you couldn’t feel any lymph nodes at all. Since surgery his lymph nodes on surgical side are swollen. We assume it’s from surgery. The surgeon just said his lymph nodes were “juicy” he thinks it is most likely because of surgery but we won’t know for probably 5 days when the results come back. We will be seeing the Dr again tomorrow when he makes his rounds. Are there any additional question we should ask him? Should we be concerned about “juicy” lymph nodes. Thanks in advance for your help,

Hi Bonita!

Im sorry, I do not know what the "juicy" lymph node is supposed to mean???? I suggest speaking to the doctor tomorrow to clarify exactly what they mean with saying "juicy" lymph nodes. . Medical terminology is difficult enough for patients and caregivers to decipher, making up their own medical terms makes it even harder to follow their explanations. When the doctor checks your husband make certain you fully understand everything they say, if not ask them to clarify it. Make those few minutes when the doc pops in on their morning rounds count and dont feel bad about asking them to explain something further. They're there for your husband and as his caregiver, you as well. I would ask if a visiting nurse is something that can be set up to check on your husband the first couple weeks he's first at home.

Best wishes to you both with everything!!!

Thanks Christine, Hubby is having more drainage then they anticipated. He will be in hospital for at least and additional day.