Hello MG,

Use the search engine at the top of the page for neck dissections. There are as best I know three different kinds of them.
I had the reguler one where they split me from the bottom of my lower lip down to my adams apple and across to right below my right ear.
There was very little pain with it and it heals quite fast. I hope this is true in your case.

As far as being worried about a recurrence I would concentrare on getting rid of the first one. It is a most unforgiving diaease. It can be a rocky road but many of us have traveled it and survived. You can to!!!

The more knowledge you have about your diaease the better prepared you will be for any side effects from treatment. You can ask any question you can think of and someone will reply with similer treatment.
You are now part of one huge international cyber family going thru basically the same thing. (Oral Cancer)
I see from your posting that you are member number 2310. I joined a little over two years ago and am number 853. We continue to grow which allows us to help more people and hopefully get the word out, "Early Detection Saves Lifes"

Welcome again, Danny Boy