ok guys thanks. im hopeing to not have a trach very long. does sound like a pain in the azz.
i cant stop thinking about the future. i have a feeling that in another few days things will be changed forever.
i will post with updates when i can.
knowing that others have been through it and were able to continue a somewhat normal life makes me feel much better.

48 yo male smoker beer drinker biop dx 2/15/11 stg iv scc tongue
teeth out 2/16/11
peg 2/21/11
pet 2/22/11
total glossectomy 4/11/11
18 nodes removed. 1 cancerous margins clear