So, I have just been diagnosed with oral cancer. A spot on my tongue that's been there for a long time, became two spots on my tongue. After a long wait, I finally had them biopsied and they are cancer.

It never, ever occurred to me that I would get oral cancer. Don't smoke, rarely drink, just don't have the risk factors. And, who hears about oral cancer anyway? Breast cancer, cervical cancer, but oral cancer? I assumed that unless you weren't 80 and a lifelong smoker, oral cancer wouldn't be an issue.

Imagine my surprise when my Dentist freaked out about these spots, or the 'tongue on fire' after the biopsy.

I am waiting to have a CT scan done to find out whether it is moved into the lymph nodes. And, have consented for a tongue resection - removal of what I consider a good size chunk of tongue.

When talking to the Doctors, the tongue resection seemed the best course, but now I wonder if I should have looked at options that would preserve my tongue? Radiation instead?

I don't know, all I do know is my head is spinning.