WELCOME
I am a 2 year tongue cancer survivor. I had surgery to remove 75% of my tongue and had radiation treatment as a precaution. As Christine says, you do not want to go thru this later on down the road. Radiation treatments suck, but you can get thru it. We are all here to help you with lots of advice and tips.

I am also in Illinois. I have sent you a private mail message as well.
Wishing you the best.
Ingrid

DX 12/6/10 of T3 SCC Tongue.
Surgery 1/3/11 was hemigloss & forearm free flap, midline mandibulectomy, Neck Disection-All nodes clear.
Ended rads 5/11/11. Taste buds back to about 80%. PEG removed 4/5/12, experimenting eating real food again. If I can do this, so can you !! Stay Strong.