Raymond --

Do a search (link is at the top of each page, in the center) for postings by August, whose surgery a year ago sounds similar to what you are anticipating. Once you find her postings, you can click on the small icons next to the date to e-mail her or send her a private message.

And I second the recommendation to get a second opinion at an NCI-designated cancer center with head and neck cancer specialists on staff.

All the best,
Leslie