Had a visit to the oral surgeon today to find out our "action plan" and walked out with a referral to the head and neck department. I was diagnosed a week ago today with SCC and a rating of moderately well differentiated......I'm new to all of the lingo so bear with me. I have heard they will cut the tumor out of the left side of my tongue and possibly do a neck dissection to check out the nodes. Do they knock you out for this? I have heard good recovery times after the surgery so I'm looking forward to turkey dinner on Christmas.