Karen I also had a graft that didn't take and was removed the day after I got out of the hospital from the surgery. To tell the truth, it was nothing more than a couple of snips with the scissors in the doctor's office and it was out. Thing was, it was so much of a bother that I immediatly felt better and had more mobility with my tongue without the graft than with it. It did serve the purpose of getting the initial surgery to heal without tearing the muscle and sutures.

More of an emotional and mental trauma than physical trauma probalby, hopefull it won't be a big deal and the healing can proceed.
Take care
Bob


SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.