Results for Cat scan this morning

Hello everyone,

First of all I want to thank you very much. I will never thank you enough. I know I still have lots to learn from you guys . You are the best teachers

The whole thing is pretty good considering. The scan results were cleared......no other tumor. I am so happy about this and her too.

She is getting another operation in January to remove more of what was around the initial tumor. Something like 2 cms by 4 cms around the initial incision and 1 cm deeper.
It will be a bigger operation. She might not need chemo or radiation the doctor said (he is not sure yet).....it will depend on the test results after the operation. They will see if she has any cancer cells left after testings.

I took notes like you all said so I might have questions later?

Basically, it looks pretty good. She is worried about her speech after the operation but the doctor said it will come back to normal after a couple of weeks. She will be off of work for about 2 months. Less if it goes well.
The only thing is that he might not be able to spare her lingual nerve......he might, he might not.....he can't tell yet.
She is also worried about numbness on the side of the tongue that would be permanent I believe. We shall find out after the operation.

Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers.
It helped a lot.

She is not done with the worries but at least it looks pretty good about the cancer cells. She is at the stage 1 (primary cancer) which is good considering. Tumor was 1 cm not 2 like I thought. And he said it was Squamous something...I have to look at my notes.
She went on time the doctor said.......yahooo for this.

Have a nice evening my friends. Sue