Hi...I'm new to this site and this is my first post...I was diagnosed in '03 with tongue cancer, had a partial glossectomy and 5 weeks of radiation, which was not a problem and only caused a sunburn. Had a recurrence in '04 and a hemiglossectomy. Nothing else. In May of 07, was diagnosed with a tumor around my carotid artery and had a radical neck and six weeks of radiation. No chemo since the docs said that since they were radiating the same area that had been done before, chemo would cause more problems. It has been hard to find someone who has gone through the same thing...two previous surgeries, radiation twice, to find out if what I'm feeling is "normal" and am hoping that this website and its members can help...