PJ - I don't have an opinion regarding to your questions, but it seems like you are staying on top of it by following up with your doctors. Go to a head and neck specialist again if necessary. I hope your MRI was clear and that everything is okay.
Take care,
Michele

Michele, caregiver to husband, Jesse, SCC diagnosed 1/5/06 unknown primary, lf neck mass >6 cm. Chemo (Cisplatin 2x; Carboplatin & Taxol 2x) & XRT radiation 39X ending 4/4/06. Rad neck dissection 8.5 hrs 4/13/06. 30 HBO treatments Fall 2006.