Cindy,

Hello and welcome. We are glad you found us, there are some of (I consider anyway) the world's best caregivers here. Any frustrations or vents you have, the people here will listen and help anyway we can.

As Minniea said there becomes a new normal for all our lives. I, as a patient have found the new normal and am very happy existing in it. As for how long some of the side effects last that you referred to, evreyone is different, but a rule of thumb has been one month of recovery for every week of radiation. Since he had chemo too - it may take a bit longer. The one thing about recovery from radiation is that it is very gradual and you won't notice it in leaps and bounds.

As for the lymph nodes being removed. It probably is a resection, but that doesn't mean major disfigurement. There have been many discussions on this site about this procedure and the results. You might want to do a search. I have had it done and it's something I don't notice the scar anymore and seems as if no one else does either.

Good luck to you both.
Dinah