Anita,

sorry I haven't checked this thread sooner. I was going to say that the sight just sounds like it's drainage which occured after my surgery for a little while.

My donor leg still hurts from time to time and I don't have the strength in it I used to...but then again they had to take a lot of tissue to rebuild the inside of my mouth so he may be spared that.

The swelling takes months to come down...my jaw was wired shut for months to keep my teeth aligned so there was no chance for food for me, which is why I lossed over 40lbs afterwards (70lbs total from tx/op). I've seen so many people with the fibula replacement and they look absolutely the same afterwards...or very close. If you do a google search under Dr. Neil Futran (my surgeon) he's got a few U of Washington MC videos online where he interviews a gal after her total recovery, and she looks great.

Mine...well let's say I had other complications and got hit with the ugly stick, however my last surgery to repair my facial nerve should correct much of it.

Good luck, keep spirits up!

Eric