Welcome to OCF, Niccole!

There have been many members having a similar procedure as your mother recently had. Some patients have their tongue (sometimes transplanted tissue becomes a new tongue) pretty much tethered down to keep it from moving very much as it heals. The patients who have their tongue tethered down to the floor of their mouths often will have the tether removed later, sometimes it happens a year later. Other patients have their stitches removed a few weeks at their post-op check up. There are a great many factors taken into account when this type of surgery takes place. Even your mothers overall general health plays a role in the surgeon determining what happens next. Frequently patients and their caregivers hear this phrase... everybody's different! It really is true! Take a few patients who on paper appear almost identical, theres always something different that factors into the mix. Each patient will have their own individual reaction to medications, procedures, illnesses, etc.

Best wishes to your mother for a speedy recovery!!!