How much more risk?

There was some kind of scheduling error with Enrique's main surgeon, so today we're only meeting with the thoracic surgeon to discuss the risk to his vocal cords.

I'm hoping he'll also be able to shed some light on the increased risk that comes from having cancer in the surrounding lymph nodes. But we don't know if that is his expertise.

A good friend of mine who is a radiologist, told me that even with cancer in the lymph nodes, the risk of mortality over the long term is very, very low. That said, he doesn't know what the surgeon saw when she reviewed the CT scan, so its hard to know if that will apply to Enrique.

Right now Enrique is trying to speak with his main surgeon by phone. Otherwise it looks like we'll have to wait until Tuesday for an appointment.
That's frustrating.