I was just diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma and will be having a mandibulectomy with fibula free flap surgery Nov. 15. What should I expect? Please share your experience. Did it affect your speech, eating, swallowing etc.? What was the pain like? When do you start feeling normal again? Will I ever enjoy food again? What's it like to have your cheek and jaw reconstructed? And how does it look?