Lowanne,

I have almost no tongue and the dentist I went to at MD Anderson prepared a palatal augmentation that lowers the roof of my mouth so that my flap can reach to almost the roof of my mouth and I can make some of the sounds I used to make. Does this person have a flap? If so, you might want to check into this.

I am six months post surgery and having trouble eating, but feel like I'll be able to eventually. My problem is the opposite, I hate the feeding tube and can speak pretty plainly.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I would love to help you out in any way I can. This forum has been so helpful and supportive to me. I would love to help out some others for a change.

God Bless,
Lynn