I was in the hospital for exactly a week after my neck dissection and removal of the tumor on the left lateral side of my tongue. The first 2 days I could barely get off the bed to pee but watching tv was pretty easy because that was all I wanted to do. Days 4-7 all I did was listen to my cd player and again watch a lot of tv as well as walk around finally. They had me hooked to a nasal feeding tube that was a super pain in the ass because it kept getting kinked in my stomache in the middle of the night and the machine would beep sooooo loud! But they took me off of it around days 6 and I was on a puree diet, needless to say I was back in the E.R. just 48 hrs or so later because I blew a blood vessel in my tongue but thats another story lol. But besides the smell and tube getting kinked it wasnt so bad, I am living on a PEG tube at the moment and actually prefer that over the nasal tube anyday. But I had radiation and chemo, it took its toll and caused me to go with a PEG. Hopefully will be eating enough soon to get it removed next month, but sounds like your surgery is exactly as mine was. So have family bring your entertainment up there for you as well as comfy pillows. I hated the hospital pillows!!!

Your Friend,
Nathan