I am with you Barry 100%. I just had my surgery on Wednesday the 4th also. Because they opened the chest wall, I look a little like Frankenstein, but I like your mantra KILL THIS CANCER. I see my RO and MO next Tuesday the 17th to start the Chemo and radiation. Like my ENT doctor said, without the surgery, I had zero percent, but with it he gained me 5%. I will take my 5%s anyway I can. My DW is so funny, she says, someone has to be in the 5%, why not me.
I seem to be healing well right now, and will start the next round next week. I hope and pray that you came through yours well also.

Male Age 65 non smoker, non drinker T2N1M0 2 Jun 2008 Partial Glossectomy & neck dissection; lymph node tumor right neck 27 Jan 2009 Modified neck dissection, 26 Feb-16 Apr 2009 Erbitux, 9 March - 20 April RT; 11 Sep 2009 lymph node tumor left neck; 4 Nov removal of manubrium and large tumor