Susan,

I agree with Ed that the insensitive remarks often come from people who have their own insecurities and may speak without really thinking things through first. It might be useful for your boss to visit this site to read some of the stories about other people with strange necks who also got them in a fight for survival.

I've gotten quite used to mine over the past 15 years -- as my husband says: It's part of who you are and it doesn't need to be "fixed".

Cathy