I'm so glad you did well. I know it's a daunting surgery but it's not terribly painful if you didn't have the added pleasure (sarcasm) of a graft it's even less so. The neck dissection is weird as you really have no pain with it... They cut the nerves usually so it's mostly numbness which is semi permanent - the nerves do regenerate but generally take a long time and probably won't ever fully recover.. Mine is numb and tingley almost 21 months out. If you can - you should do physio as soon as its okay'd by your dr. The dissection effects the shoulder and muscle - therefore your arm, and of course in your neck so your range of motion will be shot to regain these things to almost a hundred percent - you should do mild physio. Congrats on getting through it - hugs!