 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | My cancer and story sounds the same as yours except when we finally found the cancer it was fairly large so instead of messing around they did the hemiglossectomy and then rads. You need to have a top notch reconstructive surgeon. It took me probably 6 weeks to fully recover. Then Rads... In total my recovery took probably 6 months to speak well. And about 2 years for almost perfect speech. This I contribute to my surgeon. I have a small lisp when I'm tired still. Hope this helps, hugs
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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