Hello. I'm new here. My husband has had cancer of the tongue (very back). He was very fortunate that he did not have to have a trach or any surgery to remove anything. He is in remission (2.5 years). He had much radiation treatment on right of jaw. His bone has deteriorated. He just underwent surgery where the surgeon ground the dead bone off. Now one week after surgery the surgeon says he must have the bone replaced with the tibia from his leg. What are the chances of this being a success and what do we have to look forward to?