Has the surgeon told you how much of the tonuge they are likely to take? If it's more than 30% I'd look into a reconstruction of the tongue called a free flap, usually from the forearm. This helps with problems like aspirating and speaking. I hope that it's not that extensive, but sometimes the surgeon doesn't know how much he'll take until the margins come back clear of cancer. I wonder why they are waiting so long to get her in? Is that the fastest date they could schedule?
Lynn
Stage 3, N0, M0 oral tongue cancer survivor, 85-90% of tongue removed, neck disection, left tonsil removed, chemo/radiation treatments, surgery 11/03, raditation ended 1/04, lung mets discovered 4/04,
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