Hey my name is Chris, I'm new to the forum. im 27yrs old and im from Ireland.
5 years ago I received surgery for a stage 2.5 tumour on my tongue. Had half my tongue removed and a radial free form flap, neck dissection etc. following surgery I received 6weeks radiation. No major problems everything was going fine except for my bad trismus and tooth decay until my most recent diagnoses.

A tumour has appeared on the opposite side of my tongue and now they same doctors want to perform the same operation.
This time however I am told I will be left with no swallow and will need a permanent tracheostomy and be unable to speak. I am nervous, afraid and I hate the thought of going through this procedure again knowing this time I wont fully recover.



-Chris