ha guys help me out iam down like i have stated before i had my partial glossectomy with a flap taken from my arm in may and it just seems like this recovery is taking forever i have alot of saliva and mucous that especially when i drink ensure iam mostly off the tube and i made an appt for a prothesis or to talk to a dentist about a prothesis but it seems like i have alot of problems moving my tongue and trying to eat i can't even get chicken and stars soup down the both i can get down but the stars stay in my mouth . also my speech therapy is almost up and i feel that my speech still needs work but the therapist has pretty much told me that is as good as its going to get i hate to go on whinnig but iam feeling down can anybody relate

thanks guys


30yr WM ,2003 dx oral squamous cell ca of tongue had lesion removed on lt side of tongue and 9 nodes 1 node pos. had 36 treat. rad therapy 2004 had lesion growing on lt base of tongue had partial glossectomy with skin flap taken from left arm