Thanks for all the support, just heard back about starting the tests. No word on when they'll do the PET/CT, I guess they're still scheduling that one, but the MRI isn't until Dec 9th. Seems a bit of a long time away for me, surgery won't happen until afterward, doc from UCLA want's the MRI to see what soft tissue has been involved.

Last time I did this things went pretty quick, but again, that was in another part of the world. First time for me in the U.S. healthcare system in recent years, not sure if this sort of wait time is normal.

SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.