Gina, most people are their own worst enemies. Everyone thinks their speech is worse than it really is.

To help you recover and get back to speaking normally again find an experienced speech pathologist. Make sure they have treated several others who have had a glossectomy.

I have no teeth at all and my speech is very clear. By having a job where my speech needed to be perfect, it helped me tremendously with adjusting to talking without having teeth. I know this is different than your situation with having a partial glossectomy. Im sure you will be able to overcome this and regain your speech clarity.

Best wishes!!!


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile