well my surgery was Feb 4 - - a couple of weeks later I freaked out because there was this thing on my tongue - like a hole - it looked like it was stitch related but I wasn't sure - so after much trial and error I got in to see my surgeon - he told me it was a stitch - they're supposed to dissolve within 6 months -.but sometimes they don't and become troublemakers that have to be removed - now last night I was okay but when I was coughing I did something to he left side of my tongue - and all of a sudden i could actually feel the stitches way at the back - - I actually think I got my pain pill stuck in there then coughed it out because it didn't kick in The way it normally does. So I waited an hour or 2 and then took another one which helped immensely - right now my mouth is a very mysterious place! Good luck -