Good for you. All good news and thrilled to hear that they are taking the additional precautions. One just can't be too careful with this disease.

I'm not sure about your resection or whether my info will be helpful but here goes. When I had my first surgery my thigh was used rather than my arm to create the free flap. Then, on my second surgery, they used the skin from my right thigh to create the graft to replace the part of the tongue they removed. I had no trouble with either donor site and all graphs took well. Healing of the graph site was an interesting process as it was open to the air and basically healed through a "cheesecloth" like substance. Was interesting and for those who love to pick at things it was a wonderful way to pass the time!

You will get used to all the funny feelings in your mouth. Right after my 2nd surgery I swore they had left enough surgical string in their to braid, but eventually it got trimmed and as things healed we moved on.

Good for you - we look forward to hearing more from you as your next treatment takes place.

Donna