Hi debiejeanne, my husband Kris had a laryngectomy in March 2012.
Feel free to PM me with any specific questions you have. Or you can ask here and I will share our experience with you and try to answer any questions you have. How do you communicate? Do you have a TEP valve?
There is also a lot of information on www.webwhispers.org.
Take care,
Tammy

Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!