I had a large (almost 8 inches long) graft taken from left thigh to replace floor of mouth all the way down my throat.
It was hairy, had a lot of chuckles, braid it? Cut it? Comb it?

The only thing Drs said was don’t pluck them and if you trim be very careful and don’t cut the skin, can’t feel it and big chance of infection.
Did a lot of swabbing to keep the “icky” junk under control.

It’s almost all gone now, came out on it’s own, enzymes and so forth. Took about 7 months for it to take its course.

It was insane, have to laugh at some of this shtuff, no point looking at downside all the time, we all have too much more to accomplish while we’re still here!

This too, shall pass!


1st time around was 2010, Sqamous Cell Carcinoma. Radiation, chemo, surgery: Radical neck dissection.
Cancer free until 2021.
This time around, started 2021, tumors on tongue.
May 2021 partial glossectomy, October ‘21 removal of a few more recurring on tongue.
February til May 2022 immunotherapy....no improvement
July 2022, total glossectomy, living the new normal.
PET February’23 another SCC on neck....next surgery April ‘23, see where it goes from here.
Still fighting.