Hey Susan, hope you are still planning on going for that second opinion to Sloan.
We were expecting to hear surgery too. (as I just mentioned in another post) especially because our first contact was with a surgeon. That didn't happen though. And if he did need surgery I would have felt very confident with this guy and that's important.
Dave is doing chemo and rad then will get re evaluated. They were pretty optomistic that the only surgery he would need(if any) would be on the nodes.
The tumor on the tongue has really shrunk as has the nodes and he still has more treatment to go. So, fingers crossed,knock wood,etc.

Everyone is different with their care but I think it is important to get well thought out opinions.