article_snippet.sent: A cancer survivor who had to have part of his mouth removed after a tumour stopped David Billing from swallowing has been given a new tongue made out of part of David Billing arm.
article_snippet.sent: David Billing, 48, has told how David Billing had to undergo 14 hours of surgery at Royal Derby Hospital, during which surgeons sawed through his jawbone and removed part of a new tongue made out of part of his arm.
article_snippet.sent: David Billing, 48, had to have part of a new tongue made out of part of his arm removed after being diagnosed with mouth cancer, so doctors made David Billing a new one out of skin from David Billing arm - which still has hairs on it .
article_snippet.sent: The dramatic story began after Mr Billing, a part-time welder, went to his GP in October 2013 after being unable to swallow.
article_snippet.sent: David had the procedure to remove the lump and rebuild David tongue on November 13, 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Billing was forced to undergo 14 hours of surgery at Royal Derby Hospital (pictured), with surgeons sawing between two teeth and through Mr Billing jaw to get to the tumour . '
article_snippet.sent: David spent nine days in hospital after David operation, returning now only for check-ups and once for the smaller procedure to reshape David tongue.
article_snippet.sent: David said: 'Usually, people have to go on chemotherapy or radiotherapy after his operation and, during this, the skin tissue used to rebuild the tongue shrinks in size. '
highlights_snippet.sent: David Billing, 48, diagnosed with cancer after being left unable to swallow .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Had 14-hour surgery during which doctors sawed through David Billing jawbone .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Needed new tongue created from arm skin, which allowed David Billing to talk .
  