Thanks you guys, I'll probably be posting a lot now, so much is going thru my head.
Here is my timeline:
9/09: Noticed lesion on tongue, unemployed, kept it quiet
2/10: Employed with insurance had biopsy which was positive for scc in my left lateral tongue
3/10: Surgery #1 to remove said tumor from left lateral tongue and several cancerous lymph nodes
4/10: begin 30 radiation treatments
6/10: finish said radiation treatments
7/10: biopsy reveals recurrence in same left lateral tongue
8/10: Surgery to remove left lateral tongue,with skin graft from left forearm for reconstruction, had trach and PEG tube placed
9/10: Return home with PEG tube
10/10: Return to work
11/10: Massive PEG tube infection lasting 3 weeks
12/10: I request one more PET scan (#3 for the year)- that 3 month mark makes me nervous
12/10: Recurrence of lymph tumor
12/10: Strange ear ache on right side
1/11: Surgery scheduled at UW in Seattle

Fun year doncha think???