I think the MD's are correct. I had a lot of stress from the radiation. I dreaded it every day. So I don't tink it is unusual. laying on the table in that mask is very stressful and claustraphobic. I wish I would have had a mild tranquilizer for my tratments.

Make sure you have all the knowlege you need before opting out of surgery. PT and cat scans will only show a million cells or more. I too had SCC on the base of my tongue but had to lymph nodes. I felt much better after my surgery when the pathology came back negative.

Steve

SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.