Hi there - welcome! As you can see all of us who've responded except Christine have had the same surgery though we've also had more treatment (rads chemo) we also have the same lack of predisposition - and I like you had a very similar situation,though mine went on for about 6 yrs (I'd had a bad molar then capped thn a dx of cancer deoite 2 negative biopsies. - physio will help - lymphatic massage I'll help, your scars will heal an fade - you're very lucky in that they caught it early and thngs ended up bein less than you expected. However, do keep a close eye on your neck and mouth. And nudist lumps or bumps high tal it back to the drs thi cancer can be sneaky. So it should b treated aggressively, your dr sounds very good. Hopefully this is the end of it... Hugs!!!