Hi Everyone,
My grandad has just found out that his cancer has come back and spread from his tounge to his jaw. It's been the most horrific day and trying to help him make the right decision when you don't know what's the best is the worst feeling because everything is just a gamble and it's his life that's at risk.
The specialist has given 3 options.
A. Do nothing at all but he can't give us a timescale but has said that he feels that the cancer is slow growing but the pain could get worse.
B. Under go a major 12 hour operation which involves cutting part of the jaw bone out, cutting half of the tounge off, removing the lymph nodes and then reconstruction surgery. But the doctor doesn't know if he is fit enough.
C. Radiotherapy but this could also affect him really badly and he has a disease called Myasthenia gravis which is a muscle weakening disease which also affects his eating and swallowing.
Not one of them is a good option so how do you help him chose! He is in his mid 80's so everything is high risk. I just want somebody to tell me what is best but even the specialist couldn't advise us.
I can imagine life with out him and want him to get better so badly.
Has anybody gone through the same thing? What is the survival rate? Is no treatment the best option?
Any replies would be much appreciated x
