I am scheduled to have surgery soon to remove almost half of my tongue. It was post-poned cuz I had pnuemonia/fever last week so they couldn't do it this week. Anyway, I haven't asked my doc yet if I'd have to have a trach. Did most of you? Is it manageable or horrible?
Thanks everyone.

SCC-tongueT3N0M0- IMRT 35times-1/07-3/07; along with one cycle of Cisplat & one cycle of Carboplat; weekly erbitux.finished all tx.3/07-supposedly gone. Recurrence 6/07. Age 31-non-smoker/social drinker. Devastated it's back.