Welcome Paul!
My hubby had his tongue surgery with an oral surgeon who believed he got clean margins and never even talked about radiation as a possible option. Not 4 months later he ended up with a very aggressive tumor in his neck and even with radical neck dissection was not able to get it all. Fortunately, at that time we were referred to U. of Md and a tumor board, etc. We feel like he has had the best treatment possible now and things are good at this point. Rad and chemo were hard, but now 3 months post treatment, it's going well and Dan can eat some things again. I didn't find this board until after Dan's inital surgery...I would have been so much more informed to ask more questions about possible rad treatments then. Thank God you are so much more equipped to make the right choices. There are obviously no guarantees, but I do believe radiation will help! My prayers are with you and your family.

Debbie