People are idiots.

Now that I'm a few years out all I get when I show them the concave side of my neck, discolored skin and surgery scars is "You can't even tell!" (or even the more presumptious "The surgeon did a great job." Tell that to the numb half of my tongue)

Uh-huh.

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 14 years all clear in 6/23 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18