I had the right half of my tongue removed a lil over 9.5 months ago and I am doing great. A few weeks after surgery i was talking ok, and eating fine, but then i had radiation and it messed it all up, laugh.
now I am 6.5 months out of radiation and talking and eating great. A lil trouble saying r and l and sometimes spit when i talk, but everyone thinks it's cute, lol yoy, hehe.
Wishing you the best with your upcoming surgery, will keep you in my thoughts and hope for a fast recovery!

25/female at diagnosis
Dx;stage 3 SCC tongue 03/25/2010
Surgery 04/13/2010
Trach,ng tube, peg feeding tube
Hemiglossectomy, right side neck dissection, 40 lymph nodes removed. Free-Flap transplant to tongue.
30 rounds IMRT ended July 15,2010