Dad had his first couple of appointments at MDAnderson yesterday and today. Yesterday he met with the Head and Neck Oncologist who sent him for some testing. He had a chest x-ray to see if the cancer had spread into his lungs and also a CT scan to see if the cancer had spread into his lymph nodes. Both of these are unlikely because the cancer that was removed from his salivary gland a few weeks ago was "totally encapsulated" and had "no positive margins" but we don't want to assume anything. We will find out the results from those tests next week. Today he met with the oral surgeon to see if he needs to have any teeth pulled (the radiation can cause some problems to the jaw bone). He will have to have one tooth pulled. He will meet with the radiologist next Wednesday and have the tooth pulled next Thursday. After pulling the tooth he will have to wait 2 weeks and then start radiation. Radiation will last for 6 weeks, will be administered at MDAnderson in Houston, and will only take about 15 minutes a day.
I will update this as we learn more...
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