Hi Adrienne,

My husband Reggie just had similar surgery on Dec. 5. 75% of his tongue and some throat and soft palate with left thigh flap. He is 21 days post op and still very very swollen. His doctor said that the neck swelling would just take time. About 3 months. The flap which has a muscle attached has to atrophy some before the swelling goes down. His tongue is still 3 times the size it should be. But the new tongue is pinking up and looking really good. Hope that helps.