Hi everyone

Im 41 yo and was recently diagnosed w T1N0M0 SCC of the lateral (oral) tongue, HPV pos. Last week I had a partial hemiglosectomy and sentinel node biopsy. I just found out that my node was negative. And he got good margins on my tongue. So for now we are not doing further surgery (neck dissection). I'm only 6 days out from the surgery, but struggling a bit with my tongue wound. He covered it with a temp skin graft just as a protective dressing. That has since dissolved and I'm having issues w pain and bleeding. All considered nl by the surgeon, i guess I'm just wondering what others have experienced with the same surgery and when your tongue felt ok again. I also have a lisp, but think it will be temporary. This board has really helped me as a lurker, this is my first post. Any thoughts much appreciated :-)