Hello, I'm new to this website. I am 6 mos post treatment for SCC on base of tongue and a 7cm mass on the right side of my neck stage 4 HPV positive.I had a PET scan done in June 2017, my doctors said that in their opinion I was cancer free :-), but they want me to have another one in November/December to be sure. I chose not to take the PEG tube because I didn't want another issue to deal with, or wait any longer to get the treatment started. It was truly rough. I lost 70 lbs in 3 months. I'm hoping to be a help and to get help while going through all this. I am curious to find out if any long term survivors have had their saliva glands return and if the lymphedema (mucus in back of throat) ever goes away? I always seem to be concerned about re-occurence.