may i ask a question of those who have had part of their tongue removed?

they told me when i had my surgery to remove the jaw and upper palate that i could have the surgery later that would seal the hole up with skin from my wrist etc ... or i could have that plus a bone removed from my leg to make a new jaw etc ...

well the one where they just cover it with the skin from the wrist they tell me you cannot eat on it after surgery really as it can make a hole in it ... this is the reason i think i will sticck with the prosthesis thingy and not have the reconstruction surgery - a lot of work for not much benefit i think (at least for now, i may change my mind?)

so this makes me curious - if they remove part of the tongue, they repair it with other skin, right? if so, then can you use it as you did prior or will it be sensitive and easy to damage without being careful with how you eat etc? and do they do the repair / skin replacement at the same time as the initial tumor removal surgery?

thanks to anyone who can answer ...