Hi Cowie,

Glad you found us and this board but sorry about the circumstances you are facing as the reason for coming here. I had a total glossectomy in July 2003 and with the help of my speech therapist and my mouth prothesis, my speech has really come a long way. Talking which use to come so naturally before now takes a lot of effort in forming words (especially for those sounds requiring a tongue) but I've been able to compensate for those sounds and find that people can understand me about 90-95% of the time. So hang in there and try to find a good speech therapist. You'll amaze yourself that with a good therapist and some hard work, your speech will improve significantly. Keep us posted on how you're doing.

Nancy


Stage IV oral cancer (tongue), T3N2, total glossectomy with right and left modified neck dissection 7/03, rad /chemo ended 11/03