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Silver Gaia

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12. Thank you all so much...
Wed Jan 15, 2014, 06:07 AM
Jan 2014

It is squamous cell cancer, which is what we suspected. They will be doing a panendoscopy in the morning, which means they will give him full anesthesia and go down into his throat with a camera to see if they can find where it began, if it has spread, and take more biopsies. Depending on what they see, there's a possibility they may remove his tonsils, but will not be doing any other surgical procedures at this time. Treatment options range a full spectrum: surgery alone, surgery with radiation, surgery with radiation and chemo, radiation alone, or radiation and chemo. We will know more when the results of the biopsies they take tomorrow come back. Having cancer is nothing new for my husband. He has had cancer for over 30 years. Mostly, he has basal cell, but he had had a few squamous cell cancers, too--although none of those have been in such a dangerous location before. He pays attention to his body, and has become very good at detecting the signs of cancer in his body over the years, so we are hoping that we caught it in time. Your love and support means a lot to me. Thank you all. Blessings...

Sending strength yellerpup Jan 2014 #1
You got it! Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #2
Sending vibes!! libodem Jan 2014 #3
VIBES! elleng Jan 2014 #4
Sending cate94 Jan 2014 #5
Blessings to both of you LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #6
Sending to you both. Delphinus Jan 2014 #7
Thank you all so much! Silver Gaia Jan 2014 #8
Sending PADemD Jan 2014 #9
I hope you are able to breathe during this WhiteTara Jan 2014 #10
Sending healing light and blessings PumpkinAle Jan 2014 #11
Thank you all so much... Silver Gaia Jan 2014 #12
Thank you for letting us know. Delphinus Jan 2014 #13
Hoping for a positive outcome for your husband, SG. Waiting is just about the worst part. japple Jan 2014 #14
They did do a tonsillectomy on Wednesday, Silver Gaia Jan 2014 #15
Spending light Sienna86 Jan 2014 #16
Sending good energy for the best outcome. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #17
If they Why Syzygy Jan 2014 #18
UPDATE Silver Gaia Jan 2014 #19
Thinking of you both PumpkinAle Jan 2014 #20
Sorry to hear this. Delphinus Jan 2014 #21
Sending Healing Energy memory Jan 2014 #22
Another UPDATE Silver Gaia Feb 2014 #23
Sending!! Howler Feb 2014 #24
It seems they've made leaps and bounds in chemo and radiation therapy Tsiyu Feb 2014 #25
What Howler said !!!!!!!! Tumbulu Feb 2014 #26
(((((((Silver Gaia and Spouse))))))) Sending positive energies in your japple Feb 2014 #27
I am so sorry that you and your husband are going through this. murielm99 Feb 2014 #28
UPDATE & GOOD NEWS! Silver Gaia Jul 2014 #29
That is wonderful! What a relief for both of you. And thanks japple Jul 2014 #30
Wonderful news!!!! murielm99 Jul 2014 #31
Thanks for the congrats! Silver Gaia Jul 2014 #32
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