 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 381 | Laurie,
On your speech, it will improve a lot with speech therapy. I lost 50%+ of mine, and had a forearm graft. People never know when talking to me now and even my family can only hear slight distortions. I tell people I sounded like Elmer Fudd with a lisp for a while...
I put in the work and the time, and it paid off, and I'm sure it will for you as well, as it already sounds like you are well on your way.
Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt
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