I know what you mean. I have searched on the net and It's like a big secret (no one wants to show) I had a neck disection along
with my jaw surgery which resulted in a big scar where they cut
through the lip and down the chin.
There is a scar and it will settle down over time, I imagine, but it will always be there. I am just glad to be alive and healthy.
I just have to overlook it the best I can. I am a manager of
a busy center and don't even feel like I talk very good. I have
to talk slow and deliberate for no one to notice.
It can be done. It's good to be alive and be with my family and keep on going. Make up your mind to live and the rest comes with
you day by day. Sometimes minute by minute.
I wish you the best and am proud that you are trying to do your
homework ahead of time. That is what I did too, and still try to do.
Take care
Debbie
Debbie


Partial mandibulectomy and neck dissection 2/3/07. T2NOMO.
Had 14 hour operation which included reconstruction of jaw.
Reconstruction failed. Some radiation, no chemo.