Apple32,
I’m sorry but I don’t have any experience with this type of surgery. My husband had cancer many years ago when they weren’t t doing surgeries.
I can tell you not to give up hope however. My husband was the 2nd person in the US that had been diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal sc cancer. They pronounced a death sentence at age 21 for stage 4. Today he is 62 years old and healthy. My mother in law was a positive Polly and she said if he’s given a 10% chance to live then that’s 10%. How do you know you aren’t in that 10%? She was right. Sometimes we hear the not so great news but forget about the hope still hiding there. Prayers for you and your family. I pray all goes well