Wow thank you all for the words of wisdom and support,,i'm not sure why the petscan first they said they could get a better view of my neck since during the fist occurence i refused the neck dissection. I am also scheduled for a biopsy on my tongue on 4/16. But listening to all of your stories makes me feel like i can handle whatever it is and whatever treatment they tell me i need. I am a little worried about the fact that my current oncologist has not had many dealing with oc.