Hi NonaChris. Sorry to hear of your new cancer. Are they considering this a reoccurrence?
I also had SCC Stage 1, but to the Rt. lateral tongue. Surgery was 7/22/2019. Still high risk for reoccurrence for one more year. My surgery was done with laser and scalpal, then closed with dissolvable sutures. I had a problem with sutures coming through the tongue as it healed. I had small amt of yellow bloody drainage where one of the sutures was coming through, but surgeon said it was not infected. Eventually all healed well. Lots of burning pain that lasted months. Took low doses of Tramadol for the first week, then Tylenol and later Gabapentin that was given to me for arthritic pain but worked well for my tongue pain that was persistent for several months. More burning type pain than anything and certain foods seemed to set it off.
The staging when you get it will determine the treatment needed that I’m sure your aware of. Keep us updated please.