Hi Nancy, Carol & Helen,
Thanks for your replies. We went to the surgeon yesterday and got the details on the tongue reconstructive part of the surgery. In my sister's case it appears that it would be better to take part of chest muscle, move it up under the skin through her chest and neck to her mouth.

Since she is 70 and this would be her 5th surgery on her tongue, she is seriously wondering if this is something she wants to do. It sounds sooo complicated and tough on her, and she is down to 90 pounds now because of pain every time she eats. (Her diet consists of Ensure, oatmeal, poached eggs and watermelon juice since the last biopsy.) She is such a love and has such a great way of loving and taking care of everyone else, it so hard to think of her fading away.

Janis