looking perfect is overrated anyway, 2 yrs 7wks down the track i have a crooked smile still ( though surgeon says could improve it in time ) they took all my teeth and all i would be able to have is implants but since i wont be able to eat harder foods again i can happily live without. under jaw odema is taking its time to subside after dissection and thats about all that annoys me vanity wise. i have to renew both my passport & d/l this year so will have to make an effort to keep my mouth as straight as possible. no contest for me , looking a bit odd against being worm food i preferred the former. ( always looked odd anyway . haha)


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