Jerry,

Don't assume the numbness will always be there. I found the healing process and nerve regeneration to be slow at times, but the entire area around my incision did get full normal sensation back eventually -- no more numbness, no more "pins and needles".

Cathy

Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989