Energy

Robin's had spurts of energy the last couple of days. Thursday she helped rake leaves for about a half-hour and then napped for the afternoon. Today she got out of bed, had breakfast and went back to sleep for three hours. Her pain and nausea seem a little better than last weekend!

The inside of her mouth is still pretty raw. The roof of her mouth and the inside of her right cheek are blistered
white. Her cheeks and forehead have been breaking out. It looks kind of like acne, but I think it's just more blistering. Supposedly the outside will heal first and then a week later the inside of her mouth should be healed.

Her next big visit is in New York City the week after Thanksgiving for follow-up with the radiation and chemo folks, and to meet with the surgical team. Her surgery has been moved from the first week of December to December 11th (the primary surgeon needs to be in Canada the first week of December). Earlier this week we were asking what the chances are of finding any leftover cancer. They said it is possible, but that's the whole idea of having surgery - to remove any cancerous tissue which may have remained. The reconstruction will be important too, but it's secondary to ensuring she is cancer free in the cheek, sinus, upper jaw and palate!