Hi Lenny, I had the neck dissection done in May 2002, I still have physical therapy treatments at least once a week. It helps so much with the neck issues. The scar area is still numb if you can believe it, or at least it feels that way most of the time, sometimes I get a pulling feeling or almost like a gripping around my neck, it is hard to explain. I massage it every night with a cocoa butter stick, I was told by a surgeon that would help it. Good Luck....Carol