thank you both for your responses.. i think what concerns me most is that the drainage still comes and goes, and he had surgery back in December 2010.. so about 3 months ago.. and now the troubled side, where they took more of the floor of mouth and tongue is irritated and he gets shooting pains, he describes it as the muscle tightening and releasing and very tender to touch..

oh my goodness Ezjim did i read it correctly, you had 24 surgeries? :-(.. so sorry, but very happy you are here with us!

thanks again to the both of you.
nicki