Robert, the new tongue is strange. It still feels too big for my mouth and I have a hard time closing my teeth together. I have a question for those of you who have had this tongue flap thing.... it looks strange. All white... will part of that sluff off (I'm guessing yes)? It just looks and feels so weird right now.

I've had a little harder time this weekend. My doctor's office didn't get my pain meds called back into the pharmacy, so I went from Tylenol w/ codeine to just plain Extra Strength Tylenol. It just barely takes the edge off the pain. I'm torn, because I like being off the prescription stuff, but the regular stuff just barely cuts it. Is not conducive to eating, walking, talking, etc...

Jennifer


Jennifer
Stage II (T2N0M0) SCC diag 4/21/05; partial glossectomy & selective neck dissection (good margins and lymyph nodes negative), jaw split, 1/3 of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - 5/23/05; 42 years old at diagnosis