My Mom had surgury to remove a tumor on the base of her tongue 2 weeks ago (a 17 hour surgery). They put in a flap from her thigh. Now the front part of her tongue is black a looks dried up in front of where the flap is. Now the doctors want to do another surgery to remove the dead tissue. She will probably loose the front of one side of her tongue. Have any of you heard of this before? The good side of her tongue is very swollen. Does anyone know about how long before the swelling will go down?

Thanks for your help,
Karen