Wow... can't believe it's been 6 months since Teresa's surgery. She met with the oral surgeon today who did a thorough exam and said "there is no evidence of any cancer"! HURRAY!!! He also told her that she had another year and a half to continue to have improvements in saliva and taste issues.

Tese feels like her tongue is huge but actually it is quite normal looking. The flap the surgeon did was from a muscle inside her chest rather than a graft from the arm or leg. Anyone just meeting her would never have any idea that she endured the surgery in Feb and rads through May. She is still having a difficult time accepting the changes (carrying a water bottle, feeling thick tongued, stiff neck, altered taste, ect) but to those of us who are not experiencing it... she had done fantastic!

I want to share her positive experiences and recovery with everyone as so many of the posters have had much more difficulty.

God Bless you all !

Dodie