Hi Redser,

I have a nice hockey stick scar on my neck from just below the ear which curves down below my jaw on the right side. It took a little over a year for the numbness and tingling to go away. Every once in a while it returns but is not permanent for me.

My doctor told me alot of how numb I would be depended on how they had to move the nerves around during the modified neck disection to remove the lymph nodes, etc. Obviously, my doctor was very careful and my body adapted quite well since it is not permanet. As usual though, your milage may very since we are all very different.

Jim