Monica, my thoughts are with you. As others have said, recoup time from surgery is variable. As for scars - for me they're no big thing, one vertical and one horizontal, although the skin is tighter on that side so I'm a bit assymetrical! But surgeons today are great at minimizing scarring.

Please keep us posted.
David2

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18