Apparently getting out on Wed when my sister arrives and we get trach training (already had the canulla out and cleaned it myself a couple of times).

They removed all of my tongue, except one portion on left side at top of tongue base (that leaves me with some taste buds). Since the thigh donor site isn't apparently as vascular as the wrist site, they wrapped Doppler sensors around the major vein and artery, with wires hanging out to listen to the vessels. That meant that instead of sticking pins in my flap every few hours, they listened to the blood flow (and still made some sticks).

Definitely going to be a while before I can talk -- Can barely make a noise now, even with trach covered -- More swelling in throat, but the cuts are essentially over the last ones.