Bill,

As you are new to this site, please take the time to fill out your signature. Please notice how the rest of us have done so with at least stage, type of cancer and what you've had done so far as the more information we have the more we can help.

As a reader of these forums for over 2 years and a poster for almost 2 years I've noticed certain trends. One of the trends is with Squamus Cell tongue cancers...they can be aggressive and have a tendancy to recurr. I don't share this to scare you, but to share with you the insight I've gained from following these forums.

Cancer should immediately have your respect...it should get your attention. Now I don't believe anyone deserves to get cancer, let me say that first before I say what others are too polite to say. Stop f*ckin smoking. You've been diagnosed with a cancer that will lead to a horrible painful death. Tongue cancers have a habit of coming back multiple times, if it doesn't kill you it can horribly disfigure you and severely affect your quality of life by taking away your abilities to eat and speak among other things. Give yourself the best chance of not getting a recurrance and give up the cigarettes and alcohol as well if that's another vice.

There are several products out there to help you stop, Nicorette, Patches...the new electronic cigarettes that deliver nicotene through water vapor in doses that allow you to ween off of it altogether. My mom and my brother both used the last route to quit smoking.

Good luck

Eric