Hi Rileyflynn4, 

Well done to your brother for getting through the 6 weeks of radiotherapy and I hope that he is recovering well from the parotid gland tumour operation. It sounds like he has a brilliant surgeon and that he is in the best possible hands and I hope that the appointment with the surgeon goes well next week. 

I don't think it necessarily means anything good or bad how early you hear back - it's hard to read anything into it but I really hope all goes well next week and that it's all positive news. By the way, only yesterday I replied to a member who seems to be going through something similar to what your brother experienced and who was waiting to have a parotidectomy. Have a look at Buzzcut 's thread and if you would like to share your brother's experience if you think it might be relevant to this member, this would be extremely helpful. It can be comforting too to be in touch with others who have something similar especially if it is quite rare as it is easy to feel a little lonely with it. 

I am so pleased your brother seems to be doing so well and I hope that he is recovering quickly from the operation. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator