Hi Bobbi,
My mother had surgery in Feb. 2002. She is now 80. They removed over 50% of her tongue, mandible on right side, teeth on bottom right and floor of mouth was reconstructed. She too has a very dry mouth. She still uses 2 cans of Ensure a day. However she eats a lot of melted ice cream, yogurt and pureed fruit. She has the most difficulty with small things like rice, because it gets stuck in her throat, but she can eat many things if they have been put through a food processor and pureed. She takes Salagen for the dry mouth and that seems to help a little bit. Good luck!