Eric , glad to hear of someone with same op. Regarding the tissue used In the mandiblectomy, the tissue around my fibula was also used. It was my first op where I had a partial glossectomy that they used the thigh tissue. It seems such a waste because that did not last long. My question is did they get clear margins, or was it the treatment that was not planned properly. I ain't pointing fingers, it's just that from a small tumor on my tongue how did it come back so aggressively that it attacked the whole jaw. I praise the surgeons who operated on me in LA, because only once the pathology report came back clear did they then remove a further 2cm and put me back together. I don't think they were as thorough back home. I am not complaining, on the contrary I am happy to still be here.
Thanx for the support all the same, it's a different lifestyle from the one I was accustomed to.