I am about 7 weeks out from surgery and I still do not have any feeling or taste on the right side of my tounge. The doctor said that it may or may not come back. It takes a while to get used to but as soon as your mom's mouth heals she should be able to eat normal foods again. It took me about 3 weeks.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma-intermediate grade. Removed 3/05. Additional surgery to get clean margins and selective neck dissection 4/05. 30 lymph nodes removed. All clear!!