Thank you all for your kind wishes and support. I will post back with progress when I have my wits about me again.

Tammy, your husband Kris's experience with the laryngectomy makes the thought of it easier for me if it has to happen. The eating advantages are obvious without the fear of aspiration, and it sounds like he is able to communicate fine. I hope I can keep my larnyx, but if I can't I have Kris as a role model for a good recovery.

Male, non-smoker, very light drinker, age 56 at diag.
9/18/12 - Diag. tongue cancer, left lateral border HPV 16+
9/24/12 - Partial glossectomy w/recon. Left side neck nodes removed
11/7/12 - Begin rads (30 treat.) and Cituximab (11 treat.)
12/26/12 - Rads compl.
1/18/13 - Cituximab compl.
3/13/13 - PET clear
12/19/13 - Positive PET
1/3/14 - Biopsy confirm cancer in tongue and 1 node (stage 4)
1/16/14 - Surgery - full glossectomy and and right neck dissect