It�s a welcome from me also Rahel and as you can see by my signature it was also leukoplakia.
I had it for many years and was getting it checked every now and then as it does not always turn in to cancer. Some of us just happened to win that lottery!
As your operation was only around 8 days ago you need to give yourself time (and a lot of patience) to heal. I had the sore throat after every operation from the tube and also an arm I could not lift above shoulder height which I also presume was placed behind my neck during my orginal long operation.
You already have some good advice here but if you really crave that apple pie now why don�t you have it. Apple pie is no good without cream so blend it and keep adding cream until it gets to a consistency you can tolerate. Just a thought but at least you get the taste wink
Wishing you all the very best for a speedy recovery.
Gabriele

History Leukoplakia bx 8/2006 SCC floor mouth T3N0M0- Verrucous Carcinoma.
14 hour 0p SCC-Right ND/excision/marginal mandibulectomy 9/2006, 4 teeth removed, flap from wrist, trach-ng 6 days- no chemo/rad.
6 ops and debulking (flap/tongue join) + bx's 2006-2012.
bx Jan 2012 Hyperkeratosis-Epithelial Dysplasia
24cm GIST tumour removed 8/2013. Indefinite Oral Chemo.

1/31/16 passed away peacefully surrounded by family