 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 381 | Hi Kate,
Aother similar story, I lost just over 50% of my tongue. I have been back to work as a lawyer, in a courtroom full time sine a month after surgery. I say to people that I started off sounding like the godfather, then like elmer fudd with a lisp and now I have some slight issues with a prolonged "s" and some "r" sounds. I'm working with a speech therapist to correct those.
Practice, practice, practice. I would sing for an an hour every night at home to work on enunciation and getting words together quickly.
You'll be fine.
Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt
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