It has been suggested by my Surgeon that she use a reconstructve flap once she gets clean margins. My history shows new cancerous lesions popping up about every 6 months and I go in for surgery. Currently, my speech has changed due to 70% of tongue cut out, and due to inability to swallow properly I take all nutrition through my G tube. My question is to those of you who have had the reconstructive flap, how has it helped you? Specifically, has it allowed you to eat normally? Or, is it just for speech purposes? I haven’t asked my Dr. these questions yet because we are still waiting for the clean margins after surgery.

Thank you for your input.