Welcome to OCF, Sara! Most of our members have not had leukoplakia or dysplasia so it may take a little while to get replies to your posts. Im glad Denise has reached out to you! Hopefully your dysplasia will not change (luckily, most do NOT!) into anything more serious. Many who have dysplasia have reported it frequently does return after its been surgically removed. I wanted to let you know that so you didnt panic if it returned. Theres probably a difference in surgeries for your exact situation and for patients who are having cancer removed. Removing a cancerous tumor is probably much more invasive.

I had a friend who always used the "Speak It" app on her ipad after her total glossectomy. It worked great as she would type whatever she had to say and it would talk for her. This was especially helpful when she needed to make phone calls to businesses where they didnt know of her situation. Im sure theres many other apps now that will be a big help for you.

Best wishes with your upcoming surgery!!!