Hey Tina,

Thanks a bunch for response. Now question I have is, how much speech you regained and within what time frame?
I saw you receltly had a surgery, how's your experience in terms of communication? Challenges, hopes and actual achievement. Please try to put together in your real words. To what extent it is possible to recover speech loser to your past real speech.
I mean were you able to achieve almost 80% or 90% or 95% speech after surgery and how long it took to achieve this max speech recovery?

Thanks again smile

Ankur

Special thanks to OCF and all respected members here for their support

Ankur, 37, T1N2M0
12/13: Biopsy and results
01/14: Partial Hemiglossectomy (1/3 tongue) and a Flap Reconstruction
Right neck dissection. 3/42 nodes positive and removed
Speech (80%) and swallow (100%) restored within 5 weeks after surgery(3/1/14)
03/14: 30 IMRT Appointments Started 3/17 (No CT)
04/14: Radiation treatments completed
07/14: PET - All Clear