Hi, my boyfriend has just been diagnosed with SCC of the tongue. He is having a partial glossectemy tomorrow. He first noticed a red/white patch on his tongue in March. After the first biopsy came back negative he was sent to an ENT surgeon and he was almost positive by just looking at it that it was cancer. He is in a lot of pain but I've been told that this is common with this type of cancer. His CT and chest xray came back ok but won't really know until they go in. Any suggestions/comments on the recovery period what to expect? T