Welcome to OCF. Im so glad you have found OCF. You will find a couple members who have had this type of surgery. I will try to give you some help. Unfortunately your questions are very difficult to answer. Everyone is different and reacts to surgeries, treatments, and medications differently. Its also next to impossible to give an opinion as to what your abilities will be.

Ive had the mandibulectomy. It is the lower jaw removal surgery. What is similiar between our operations is that they are both very long, intricate surgeries. I had a few complications and ended up with a long hospital stay. Now Im a little more than a year post surgery and am doing great. My life is back to how it was before my surgery.

I have a few clarifying questions for you. Have you had radiation? Are you being treated at a cancer center? Have you gotten a second opinion? Please explain what treatments you have had before and where your prior cancers were located. A signature line would be very helpful. To add a signature, go under the "My Stuff" tab scroll to the bottom and type up to 300 characters in the box.

I wish you the very best of luck with this.