Clear margins; lymph nodes negative.
Mike had his post-op follow-up visit today at the UW and we got the final pathology report (see above). After getting this awesome news, I realized that I had been pretty much holding my breath for the last 10 days waiting to hear the results. Thankfully we got the news we had been hoping and praying for.
The rest of the visit went well. Dr. Bhrany was impressed with how Mike is doing. He said the graft in the mouth looks really good. The graft on the wrist looks like it is supposed to. I hesitate to say that it "looks good" because, to be honest, it looks kind of gruesome! But the doctor assured us that it is healing perfectly. The last of the staples were removed from Mike's neck, and that entire incision is also healing remarkably well. Truly, if you didn't know Mike had surgery on his face less than two weeks ago, I don't think you would notice the scar on the chin. The doctors did an amazing job of reconstruction.
So all in all, today was a great day. Mike obviously still has lots of healing to do. He is sore, bruised, and definitely battered. I told him he'll have to come up with a really good story to explain all the scars - somehow "tonsil cancer" doesn't have enough oomph. I'm thinking something more along the lines of being kidnapped by pirates. Or perhaps a bizarre banjo accident?!?!?
I think the best medicine of all for Mike will come on Saturday evening when Aaron arrives home after 8 months in London. It will be such a treat to have him around the house again before he heads back to New York for his senior year at Sarah Lawrence. Both Mike and I are looking forward to hearing all the stories (at least the ones he is willing to tell) of his time in England, Morrocco, and France.
I think I will retire the blog for now. At some point I may write on another topic, as this was a fun way for me to keep in touch with people. Once again, we thank you all for your loving support through this whole adventure.
