After treatment I first had a CT scan and then a Pet. The pet was a few months after the end of treatment. The CT scan earlier.

I don't know why I received the CT scan. The CT scan was ordered by the radiation oncologist, and the PET was ordered by the Chemo (Med) oncologist who asked me why the other oncologist ordered the CT scan-I told him I didn't know.

I am not clear as to what the oncologist said about the Pet results except that that he said the cancer was gone, but I do recall him saying that something to the effect that the tumor shrunk-not that the tumor is gone, the cancer is gone.

This is the treating oncologist, not the ENT, I don't see an ENT just the treating oncologist every couple of months, who told me after the PET scan a few months after treatment that their will be no more scans, ever, unless he finds evidence of a new primary or a reccurence.

With respect to the swelling, the first time he said it was muscle tissue. The next time it was scar tissue. The last time-again said it was scar tissue and he set the next appoint four months down the line. I got to contact the insurance carrier and look into the procedure to get a second opinion.

The ENT is really useless. When he ordered the original biopsy when all of this started, he failed to have them test for HPV. So I do not know if this was HPV related or not. When I asked about it, the radiation oncologist said it makes no difference as we treat it the same anyway. But I havn't seen the ENT since I was diagnosed, twice prior to starting treatment.

Thanks to all of you for your insight.