Hi Lorie, my experience with the head/neck oncologist is quite different from your husband's and Gary's because I have met a very cautious and caring guy who monitored my situation very closely with various scan tests after treatment especially in the first 2 years. He told me that in view of my advanced stage, I was at a high risk of metestasis to lung and liver, in particular. I had my chest ray and abdomen scanning before and after treatment to ensure that both my lung and liver were clear. In the first year, I had these tests twice a year and then annually. If I complained about coughing, my oncologist would order a chest x-ray for me to ensure everything was fine in my lung. I only had PET/CT scan once in the past 4 years and what I usually had were MRI, ultrasound, chest x-ray and CT scan. Even today, I have to see my oncologist once every 4 months. I guess it will be a bit too late if we wait for the symptoms to emerge.

Karen