while i had the scars & swelling under my jaw having the trachy show didnt bother me at all , but as everything healed it slowly became an issue & i mostly was able to hide it under the collar of tee shirts . now thats long gone its just my crooked smile i get conscious of .

45 yrs. peg tube jan 07/09 TOTAL GLOSSECTOMY jan 12/09
T3NOscc oral(ex smoker )
open tracheostomy , removed oct 12/09
modified neck dissection lymph nodes I to IV
rectus abdominal flap + full dental removal
30 day radiation treatment ,diagnosed with lung cancer oct 2011