I had the debulk of my palate above the obturator. Two weeks since the op and I'm recovering well.
The eye surgery has yet to be arranged, but I'm now having second thoughts...
Should I go for the BIG debulk (9+ hour op) which would include the left eye removal but also would take out as much as possible of the cancer throughout my sinuses? This would also require reconstruction of the missing cheek bone, probably using some bone from my thigh.
I'm undecided and will discuss with maxfax surgeon tomorrow, perhaps with follow up discussions with the wider Head & Neck team.
If I go for the major debulk there's a significant risk the left side of my face will need a skin graft (because the cancer is so close to the surface), something that looks quite awful in all the pics I've been shown by the eye surgeon. It's hard to contemplate that outcome :( I'm not sure I would want to socialise any more if my face was so disfigured, and that would mean no more choir... I don't know if I would want to continue living if that happens.
Tough times.
