Hello NOB

I've had radical neck dissectons on BOTH sides, and about the only thing I can't do now that I could do before is raise my arms striaght out. Gives the airport security screeners fits.

First neck dissection was accompanied by partial glossectomy, so healing issues were related to the tongue. Second time around was just the neck dissection on the opposite side of the first where they took out 27 lymph nodes. I went in to work for a few hours the day I got out of the hospital like a dummy.

She'll do fine with the surgery. Should be up and about and doing good by Christmas, with lots of stories to tell.
Bob

thank you all for your encouragement. I am so glad I found you all. I will keep you posted on how she is doing after surgery on Monday. I spoke a lot with sinead last night and she said that her prayer is that when they open her and pathologist looks at glands that they will not be cancerous and that they will close her up. She would be so happy with that. Mark, your right, I should change my login name. My name is Norma. NOB is my initials. Rosie, thank you for your words of encouragement. It can't be easy for you and you are so good to reply to my fears. I have to say that after reading all your replies I am feeling a little more positive today.
Norma