 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I just had a 'free flap' done and don't have a tongue to wave around anymore but I'm not ditching my cell phone -- I don't sound all that good to myself, but everyone seems to understand me (except one friend who's getting a little hard of hearing).
Makes a big difference if my mouth is very dry or very wet; wet is worst.
The interesting thing is that people understand me better on the phone than in person -- I surmise that in person some of there concentration is going to reading my lips or facial expressions and they may not fit the norm.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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