Hi there I know the surgery sounds daunting but it's doable I did it and recovered from it far faster than from radiation. In fact I was back to eating and speaking well in a few weeks though I looked like I'd gone several rounds with rocky for about a month.. I'm 14 months post treatment and 16 post surgery and people who don know notice no speech impediment most of the time. My cancer was not HPV related so my first course of treatment was surgery. It may take longer to heal sinc you've been radiated, but you'll get through it. Hugs and good luck... Oh and being seen at a top ccc is very important, take care