Your new normal is what you make of it. Look at the positives. Your cancer free. You can still chew and swallow and your speech hasn't been impacted to much. The swelling will go down. it takes time and that's something you now have. Look around the next time your back in the hospital or doctors office for follow up appointments. There are many people in the oral cancer world that would give anything to be as well as you. Remember that and be thankful for the life you have.


1997 SCC Tumor on tongue - Partial Gloss
1997 Met to Lymph
Radical Neck Dissection / 2nd Partial Gloss
6 weeks chemo and radiation
Brachytherapy
2011 Stroke
2014 Recurrence SCC at Base of Tongue / Hemi-gloss
Free Flap reconstr from thigh
PEG Tube
Radiation
Permanent Issues with speech and swallowing
2018 - Bleeding throat / mouth
2019 - Bleeding throat / mouth
2019 - 3rd diag Cancer SCC Base of mouth / jawbone
2019 - Aug remove portion of jaw / right pec det / free flap closure and tongue