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Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 117 | Shelby,
I also had a glossectomy (lost 75% of my tongue)....one thing not yet mentioned is that with your "new" tongue, you will have to work up to being able to swallow things, because your remaining "old" tongue will have to become stronger in order to push the food down....
I never got dehydrated as we used the tube for water also....it would be a shame to survive the cancer and then starve to death.
My PEG saved my life....and it's just a tiny little hole by the way...not a huge scar.
DX 12/6/10 of T3 SCC Tongue.
Surgery 1/3/11 was hemigloss & forearm free flap, midline mandibulectomy, Neck Disection-All nodes clear.
Ended rads 5/11/11. Taste buds back to about 80%. PEG removed 4/5/12, experimenting eating real food again. If I can do this, so can you !! Stay Strong.
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