The problem is now gettin him to biopsy ..I am hearing through the grapevine ( what a way right !) that he has no concern of it ..You can visibly see it and the cat scan shows enlargement. My GP talked to my Surg..and someone from the GP office called and told me the Surgeon isnt concerned with any type of reccurance....the problem is there are other things that can obvisouly be wrong !! There could be a blockage or an infection causing this as well as the cancer ..I mean come on any one who knows me KNOWS I have done MY RESEARCH !!! Is cancer a concern for me? OF COURSE IT IS !!! But even so I know whole heartedly it could be somthing else as well and still needs treatment, because some of these other things can cause some problems such as Stones and such ..SO why arent we checking into this some how. ANd if any person of the street had a Lymph 1cm in size for 7 weeks with no infection ( or signs of) the drs would show concern and check into it ...Now why when I have a history of Head & Neck cancer Are we ignoring it ? Not to mention MANY people have had scans and shown no tumors in the gland and come to find out the glands are hiding the tumors. AND tUMORS in the submandibular gland are more likley to be cancerous and malignant then those found in the parotid gland ( in which I dont have anymore) There are no guarentees with out a biopsy and some one needs to do somthing here ...even if I am being paranoid ..they need to find a way to reassure me . As I stated I know that It very well may not be cancer , but I also know somthing isnt right !

Shar