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| Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 71 "OCF across the pond" Supporting Member (50+ posts) | "OCF across the pond" Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 71 | Hi everyone don't no iff this is correct one to post on but I'm just looking for bit of help and support my dad has undergone a total gossectomy and is only on day five x his trac been took out and he has had a new tongue reconstructed with tummy muscle x he's been having a bad time with saliva and secretions coughing them up x I think he is producing a lot of saliva does anyone no the reasons why and how long secretions will last x we are all struggling to come to terms with my dad loosing his tongue he will always be peg fed and just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if you can still communicate and eat small amounts xx
Father 60 years old Diagnoised oc jan 15 Peg fitted 27/2/15 Full tongue glossectomy reconstruc surge , Lymph nodes and glands out 5/3/15 Rt 14/5/2015
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