Good luck with your surgery and recovery Helen!!

Welcome to the Oral Cancer Foundation. You won't find a more informative site on oral cancer than this website.
What did they stage your tumor at?, What follow-up treatment is planned? Did you get a second opinion?
The search engine at the top of the page will yield tons of info on oral cancer and it's treatment.
Remember to write your questions down ahead of time, like you memtioned, We never remember to ask them all we intended to. Lots of us take along a spouse or caregiver to help remember everything the doc'c tell you. The more you educate yourself the better questions you will know to ask.

All my Best, Danny Boy