I have a question. I had a free flap surg. 35% of tongue. Does the tongue ever look normal? I mean not so big. and what about the white stuff does it eventually go all back to red again?

Carrie smoker 20 years-quit at 32 Dx at 41 stage 2 SSC tongue-free flap and neck dissection 25 nodes all neg. in May. bottom teeth pulled June. 35 rad tx ended in Aug.
NEVER would have made it. If it weren't for my loving wife!