Christine,

Thank you so much for detailed answer. I loved the way you define reality instead fabricating hopes with sweetener.
I am definitely bringing speech pathologist on board ahead of the treatment to draw post surgical speech recovery blue print. And I fully agree with your statement, variety of variables and individual recovery pattern are vital for speech recovery. However, knowing the facts and being a part of internet age, I am trying to lined up best (most suitable to my case) resources and variables to achieve best possible outcome. I am optimistic and carry higher than average positive outlook. Psychologically I've accepted where I am and where I want to go. That's the game.