The reason the scapula was mentioned is that my left arm
is partially paralyzed from radiation anyway, brachial plexopathy, and can't raise it forward or laterally, but it's not the first choice for this surgery, fibula is, and scapula may be bulky and interfere with chewing, dentures, so I chose the fibula. I hope to get dentures one day.

There may be numbness, lip paralysis to some extent since they cut through the nerve in the jaw. I spoke to the SLP here, and it may recover, although was kind of vague. Thursday I see my team at the CCC, so will get more answers.

Here is a good post by MSKCC for their patients, which may differ somewhat at different facilities. It says mandibularectomy, which is different than a mandiblectomy. The fist is partial thickness, not full thickness or segmental mandiblectomy, I believe. Any case, it's further information.

https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/p...mandible-reconstruction-fibula-free-flap