Thank you both for the information and suggestions. Were you pretty aware of what was going on when you were in the ICU or were you pretty out of it? Is the trache painful or uncomfortable or is it just that its difficult to get used to? Do you feel like you can't breathe or is that not the issue?


-Male, age 43, no smoke or chew, mod drink, HPV -
-started with canker that wouldn't go away
-biopsies over next 8 years showed moderate dysplasia only
-8/13 biopsy showed cancer T1N0M0
-9/13 Partial Gloss w/ free flap from left wrist w/ neck dissection, trach, - no node involvement, no chemo or rad