First welcome to our site and secondly calm down. Let's wait for the path report and hope for the best till then. You are prudent in getting this looked at so let's see where this takes us next.

Re the healing from this procedure. I only had a bio of my base of tongue and it was quite small so I'm not sure I can be of much help other than to tell you I was only sore for a weekend and had no swelling. I'm sure many others will share their experiences with you.

Believe me you have found the best possible site for your tongue issue.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.