Mike's surgery went well this morning, especially because establishing an airway was a "breeze" this time around. We are home and he is resing comfortably with very little pain due to the shot of dalauded (sp?)
We got good news and mixed news.
The good news, first. The doc didn't feel that it was necessary at this time to remove the lymph node on the right side, because it really didn't show up on the most recent MRI that was done over the weekend.
Now for the mixed news: We don't have the results of the core needle biopsy and the multiple biopsies of the base of tongue. The doctor felt that it wasn't necessary to do a frozen section at this time and that it would be better to wait for the official report. He did say that he didn't feel anything "hard" in the base of tongue area like he did with the original biopsy in February.
So now, we are playing the waiting game, hoping that all of the reports come back negative for cancer.
We'll post again after follow-up appointments with the surgeon and the oncologist in the next couple weeks. We are anticipating that another PET scan will be ordered, too.
The prayers, good wishes and vibes are really working for us. Keep up the good work!
Terry
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