Grandfather Sir (Becca's Daddy)

I should have written about this sooner but I just realized how many people don't know yet. 2 years ago in April, my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. They did a radical prostatectomy (basically means they removed the entire prostate) and thus far has had very good results from the checkups and blood tests.

The first week of February my dad had a tumor removed from his cheek (right in front of his ear) that appeared to be benign. The surgeon said it was benign and the pathologist said it was benign. The surgeon did a great job of preserving his nerves and despite some excess fluid drainage for a couple of days post-surgery, it was a successful operation. He had a tumor removed from the same spot about 35 years ago that was also labeled as benign and because of that, as a precautionary measure, they sent the most recent tumor to the Mayo Clinic. Upon dissecting it, the good people of the Mayo Clinic found some cancer in the middle of the tumor.

It appears as though they have removed all of it (the cancer was only in the center of the tumor and they removed the entire tumor) but the surgeon believes that radiation of the tumor bed is still in order. My parents will be seeing an oncologist soon to get his or her recommendation. Radiation is not an option until the surgery he had has healed (about 30 days) so there's not a lot to do until then.

I will update this post after we hear from the oncologist. Thank you for your concerns and prayers. I will let you know what happens.

Love,
Becca