Anita,

My understanding is that the actual number of nodes removed is dependant on how invasive your Surgeon/Doctors feel your dissection should be. I had 27 nodes taken out during what I believe is called a functional neck dissection. The more they take the more invasive the surgery. So if someone had a lot of nodes removed it would involve more collateral damage as in the case of a radical neck dissection. I have not experienced any range of motion issues on the dissected side where someone who had a radical dissection might.

Glenn