Welcome, Jon....sorry that you have to be here, but you are a lucky guy to have found this site. I am only a year out from surgery, and I have learned soso much and, more than that, have felt such sincere and caring support here that I know that this site is a true blessing. I have found several new friends here who have had similar surgery to mine, and that has helped a lot, but even those with different actual surgeries all share the fact that we all are fighting this monster that tries to damage our bodies and our spirits. We are determined to fight it with everything we've got, and we are here to help each other do just that.

I have lost part of my hard palate. Do you have to wear an obturator to close the defect in your soft palate?