My name is Joel and currently 7 1/2 months in remission from my tongue cancer...A non smoker/chewer, very light drinker. Yesterday was my year anniversary of my first surgery to remove 40% of my tongue and 32 lymph nodes from my left neck. As my surgeon said, One dumb lymph node had cancer in it...Ugh...I've been to this site before but never signed up for the forums, Thought I would.