Suzy....My advice is not nearly as relevant as the advice from those whose situations are more similar to your own, but I do know that my own dr. said that I'd "better massage the h---" out of my neck scar so that it wouldn't become like a rope around my neck. I realize that you have many issues to consider, so ask him about massaging that scar, but don't wait to get started!!

Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!