Hi My Name is Amy, Im 38 years old non smoker and was just diagnosed with SCC stage 3 on 2/3/14. I had a lump a year ago under my tongue after being diagnosed with Lichen Planus a few years prior, the Dr wanted to do another biopsy to check to see that it was still that diagnosis, but I didnt think Id have cancer and figured Id just live with it, until a few weeks ago I miscarried and my tongue got more painful and noticed lesions were bigger under my tongue, went for biopsy and said it was invasive scc so Im scheduled for surgery on 2/28 to remove half of my tongue on the right and lymph nodes on the right (poss left depending on CT results from yesterday) anyway Im just wondering about the speech and eating, how hard it all is and what will I sound like, how hard is it to communicate and when can I expect to read a story to my 20 month old daughter again? Thank you in advance, Scared, nervous, anxious, ready to be over, not sure what to expect, still in shock....