Thanks everybody. I had my pre-operation assessment this morning and it went fine, no big surprises. It was confirmed that the final extent of the partial neck dissection will be determined once they've zipped my open. I was told this will be a bit more tricky since I've already had my radiation and there is likely to be some scar tissue. Hopefully they don't have to do any significant nerve damage and they can get it all out (if there's any to be gotten out).

I'll have this surgery on Monday, 11 October (4 days from now). They say I'll be in the hospital for 1 to 3 nights, depending.

-Seth

47 yr old male non-smoker, social drinker, fit. Jan'10, Stg3 rt tonsil+rt neck SCC, HPV+, rad+chmo Vancouver Cda. 2yr clear Apr'12 London UK. Apr'13 mets recur to lymph btw left lung & aorta, 3x Cisplatin+5FUchemo+20 rad, was all clear but 6-mo PET-CT shows mets to pleura around left lung, participating in St 1 trial of GDC-0980. GDC lost effect and ended July'14, bad atrial fibrillation requiring hospitalisation, start more standard chemo 10 Sep 2014.
Sadly has passed away, notified Jan 2015.