Hi, Ashley
Sorry you have this awful period of waiting although it's all to the good that your doctor is being careful. I have experienced a recurrence after 4 years but it was not on the neck but once again in my mouth on the left side.

Two or 3 years after surgery there was some concern about a small lump in my neck which turned out to be a join in the veins/arteries from my surgery. This time two somewhat suspicious nodes were seen in my CT scan and my surgeon was sure they'd be malignant but no, they were clear. They are such a normal route for the cancer to go to that doctors check them very carefully, I guess.

Hope you get good news and in the meantime do what I always find hard to do and keep it in proportion. Learning how to deal with worry is something worth setting our minds to, isn't it.

Best wishes:)