Hey,
I had jaw removal and trach and disection. I can answer questions
and I think most people do much better than I did. But, I am doing
better than anyone expected. I think I have a lisp, but my speech therapist cannot hear it? She says there is a name for it. When I leave myself a message on the answering machine, I don't hear the lisp either! The trach was the worst for me because it kept cloggin g up and I was too out of it on drugs to know what was going on at the time. But I am good now!! Alive and well after 2 years. I just must take it a day at a time. I just graduated from and exam every 2 months to every 3 months.
Please pm me if you wish.
Take care!
Debbie

Partial mandibulectomy and neck dissection 2/3/07. T2NOMO.
Had 14 hour operation which included reconstruction of jaw.
Reconstruction failed. Some radiation, no chemo.