If the jaw splitting is your biggest concern, there are surgeons that do this without splitting the jaw, my husband's surgeon did. I read through the replies quickly. You said at the OU Hospital there are plenty of oncologists. Have you met with them? I would advise meeting with both a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist as well as the head and neck surgeon. Sometimes they have a different pespective because of their specialties.

Know you're in the thoughts of lots of people in this forum. Keep us posted. Keep the questions coming.

Lowanne