Cheryl, you posted since my response but thank you for sharing your experience as it is very helpful. My tumor is aggressive. Size wise it borders on t2 i think. It is just at the limits. And from your and Tina's accounts about recovery it isnt as horrible as I imagined. I know it is not a picnic, but I was imagining years and years of rehabilitaion or something. The info you gave me about HPV vs non HPV, responses of each etc. has given me better insight as to what is involved and why. Thank you! Everyone has made me fear surgery less than I did! So glad that you are doing well!

2/13/13 Dx scc anterior 2/3 of ventral surface of tongue
3/8/2013 partial glossectomy neck dissection at Wake Forest
1 out of 61 nodes had cancer but was encapsulated
4/22/13 rad tx started; 30 sessions over 6 weeks at Wake Forest
6/4/13 finished rad tx
9/5/13 PET scan NED