You are not whining. It's not very nice surgery even if it's just a sewn up excision. It takes a while to get over the neck dissection so even if the tongue surgery is quite small you're looking at a couple of weeks for things to be back in working order. I've always healed quite nicely and I'm sure you will too.

I'm one of a very small group who get recurrent primaries so don't freak out when you see my signature. My first oral cancer was minor with no neck dissection. It was an over night stay in hospital from which I recovered quickly. But a neck dissection involves a bit of drainage so might take a wee bit more hospital time.

I've found with both neck dissections that I have had to do the prescribed head and neck exercises religiously to get full movement in neck and arms back but each time it has come right.

It's amazing how we heal and the body adapts. Enjoy your food before you go in because you'll be on soft food for a little while. I'm falling asleep so hope this makes sense. All my best wishes, Maureen