Hey, it's good to hear about flap and speech issues. I love the idea of the Spanish lisp. Funnily enough I've been thinking of learning Spanish just for fun:) And I have just heard from my GP. My biopsy showed no cancer but I have thrush. That might be why I had a flare up of pain a few weeks ago.

I'm determined to achieve optimal speech and have bought a little Sony voice recorder. It's so easy to read something into it and listen and try to improve.

1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.