Went in yesterday afternoon for a Laryngoscopy so the doctor could perform a tonsil biopsy. He just wants to make sure we got all the cancer. The CT and PET scan I had done a month or so ago both showed clear, but this is just another precaution and some added insurance. Dr. Debo also said that if he saw anything weird about the tonsil like scar tissue or it was inflamed or anything that this would be the time to go ahead and remove the left tonsil.
We'll as it turned out he noticed a small scratch which could have been caused by the breathing tube they inserted down my throat, so he went ahead and preformed a tonsillectomy on the left tonsil.
About the only drawback in getting the tonsillectomy rather than the biopsy is that my throat is very sore and probably will be for a week or two. The good thing about getting the tonsil removed is that is definitely one place cancer will not be able to grow.
He prescribed some liquid codeine, some antibiotics (liquid) and some nausea medicine which seems to be working pretty good. Haven't had to take any of the nausea medicine yet which is good. Other than a sore throat I feel pretty good. Plan on taking it easy this week and recovering quick as I'm flying to Seattle in two weeks for our annual fly fishing trip to British Columbia with my buddies.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
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