Honestly, I was a little resistant to post in this forum. My issue is a benign tumor of my nearly entire maxilla that I've had removed, but as far as the dr's have been able to tell me, as long as we got it all there is little risk of reoccurance. Though my surgery seems pretty invasive, many folks on this forum are dealing with much larger issues, and to them my heart goes out.

A little more of my background:

I am 10 days post operative for having a Desmoplastic Ameloblastoma removed from my maxilla, and a fibula free flap reconstruction of my maxilla. I lost pretty much all the bone sparing only two molars on the right side. I am at home for the 3rd day, and other than the "wired mouth" diet, am in both very good spirits and reasonable health. I can use my leg (with the boot), though there is a bit of pain walking which I expect to abate as it heals. In all honesty I think I could begin running on it if they would let me...but I will wait for approval. I do notice I get "winded" more easily (which I'm currently attributing to my body having lots of concurrent projects to fix right now)

The flap and bone in my mouth is still quite swollen and very "mottled", where sections are almost black but other sections are quite pink and healthy looking tissue. Swelling comes down every day, though not nearly as fast as I would like. The flap coloration is actually the original reason I found the site. I see the doctor on Monday, but this dark (almost black) mottling in one section of my "new and improved soft pallet" has me concerned about blood flow. In addition, my tong (really the tastebuds section) look coated and quite discolored (brown/beige) but I'm guessing that may be that I can really close my mouth due to swelling.

I would also say my sinuses, though begrudgingly cooperating, are not happy. I have so much swelling up through that area that I can feel pressure into my nasal cavity. It's not problematic in that I can breath through my nose, but I do get a lot of mucus throughout the day/evening that can block that, and I can never quite seem to clear the fairly thick secretions going on.

Thanks,

Keith