Thank you so much for your reply. I am scheduled for the surgery on April 11. My worst concern at this point is that I will wake up from the surgery and they will have removed most of my tongue. The surgery paperwork I have been provided indicated that I am undergoing a partial glasectomy. Details are that it is less than half the tongue. The surgeon explained that even if they remove a cubic mm it is still called that. Is there any input anyone can provide on this ?

I am also very concerned that the surgeon has indicated that scans are not needed. I hear this from him and others. I keep hearing that this is an early diagnosis and that is good news.

And of course I am hyper vigilant about anything on my tongue now. I think I bit my tongue yesterday when I was eating and of course now I have a little pain. In my mind the cancer has spread. This is how worried I am.