Terri......Good news about the surgery! Your husbands eating habits and speech will continue to improve with time. I lost over 2/3 of my tongue and although I required about six months of speech therapy, today I am clearly understood. As his mouth begins to heal and the swelling goes down eating will become less and less of an issue with him. Those first few bites of REAL food tasted so good the first time I was able to get something down, even it it was all ground up! Wishing you BOTH a speedy recovery from all of this. Donna
SCC first time 1989, with a diagnoses of 'cancer in situ' removed lesion, no other treatments.
SCC recurrence 1997 of tongue and floor of the mouth. Stage III /IV Hemmiglossectomy (removed over 60% of tongue/ floor of the mouth), free flap, modified neck, RAD and Chemo(cisplatin, 5fu) simutainously.
Cancer free 6, yes, six, years!
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