Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Barry, so sorry about the cheesecake! I hope that comes back. Sounds great Barry and Gail.
For what it is worth, my ENT feels that PET scans have too high a false positive rate at any time. Several past regulars here experienced the stress of a false positive PET. It seems that a false Negitive is rare so you can wonder what is better to know.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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