Hello Jennifer,

My jaw was not wired shut after surgery. They kind of like screw it back together. I couldn't see anything it's all under the skin.
I did have a trach and didn't like it one bit. It was only in for about two weeks. I had a suction machine ordered by my doctor to remove alot of mucous the first month or so.

Many of us have had this type of surgery and survived and you will to!!
I was eating about two weeks after my surgery. Mostly soft foods and alot of soup. I did have a PEG tube in for 7 months. I needed to input enough to heal without losing weight. Some go without the PEG and do fine.

Hoping you have a full recovery, Danny Boy