Hi Jim and welcome to the group. I'm a relative newbie here and don't get to visit as much as I should. Hubby had his surgery in 7/01 followed 6 weeks later by radiation. He started noticing the lymphedema in his neck around this time in 2001. The doctors all told him it was common and normal and the only thing to do for it was massage it - downward. He did that fairly religiously and it went away.

Like you, hubby got back into riding after his diagnosis. We got in a couple of good rides and our first group ride before his surgery. He even managed to take his bike, '98 Electra-Glide at the time, to town about 4 weeks after surgery and passed his motorcycle test for his endorsement.

Since then he has moved down to an '02 Heritage Classic, mostly because he talked me into learning to ride my own (at age 55). I now have an '03 Low Rider and wish I hadn't waited so long. Riding is our sanity for sure! We hope to take a couple of long trips this summer if his treatment for his recurrence goes well.