Welcome to OCF! We will help you with info and support. Read and learn about your illness and everything that goes along with it. This will help you to become a strong advocate for yourself. We have been where you are after major life altering surgeries, we completely understand what you are going thru.

As far as your speech goes, I suggest finding a speech pathologist to start seeing. They will help you tremendously with your speech and also how to manage eating with the changes in your mouth. The earlier you begin working with someone the better end results you will have.

Best wishes with your continued recovery.

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile