It sounds like you caught the cancer early on. You've been given a second chance at life. My mother battled tongue/tonsil cancer with surgery/chemo/radiation a year ago. It was quite advanced when she finally got it to see the ENT doctor. Unfortunately, hers has come back. She's now gone to Dr. Burzynski's clinic in Houston with hopes of getting help there.
Congratulations on your successful treatment!
Janice