Thank you so much everyone! I will ask my surgeon and dentist again - and in a lot more detail. Sometimes it is just knowing how to challenge them by asking the right questions isn't it?

I most certainly will not give up!!

Debbie T, from Southampton, UK. Cancer of tongue - stage 2(diagnosed 04/03). 45% tongue removed and reconstructed from left forearm, plus radical neck dissection (06/03). All followed by 33 sessions of radiotherapy (ended 09/03). Diagnosed at 43. Non -smoker, social drinker, don't know why!