Jen

good luck. Smart move to go to the Mayo clinic in Scottsdale for the surgery . While you are there , why not ask about their thoughts of adding some chemo with the radiation for your UofAZ doc to consider. PS. that chef Grant Achatz also had cancer of the tongue and you can google him to see the video of his Oprah appearance and other stories while waiting for the book to come out. He's only 10 years older than you so let's hope his experiences at recovery will be yours rather than the trouble some of us old folk here encountered