On Friday, March 13th Dr Schwartz performed surgery at Kadlec Medical Center and removed the left tonsil and the mass. The surgery took approximately 45-minutes and after an additional hour in recovery Mom was moved to the critical decision unit where she spent the night.
Following the surgery Dr Schwartz felt the mass would be cancer and thought it would be lymphoma. The mass was sent out to be biopsied and the results taking 3-4 days.
Mom did well overnight and was released from the hospital by noon. She was happily sleeping in her own bed. Mom did not like eating soft foods but she recovered very well just took a lot more naps then usual and to bed earlier at night.
Meeting with Dr Schwartz on Thursday, March 19th, he informed Mom that he was wrong and in fact she has squamous cell carcinoma. The mass was 4.5 cm and the margins were not clear. Meaning the surgery did not remove all the cancer. Mom was referred to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center for radiation.
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