Hello. I have been creeping around the forums for about a week...learning. I am a 48 year old female who quit smoking 4 years ago but still "vape" now and then with an electronic cig. I drink a couple of mixed drinks or glasses of wine an evening. Guess I'm confessing my sins right up front. Lol. I teach HS Chemistry and Math and am from Texas. After 14 months of white patches on my tongue (LS toward the back), and 3 biopsies, I was diagnosed today with SCC. Oral Surgeon referring me to another Oral Surgeon who is the head of the Head and Neck "department" of a Medical Center near me. The OS #2 has a 41 page resume' with several papers about the treatment of SCC listed. He lists Head and Neck Oncology as one of his surgical specialties. I hope I will be in good hands. OS #1 said surgery should be all I need. My lesion is about the size of a Lima Bean. Should I be worried that chemo or radiation aren't being recommended? Seems like most of you have had more than surgery?