Hey everyone. I had my surgery on Friday, and it seemed to go well. The surgeon told my husband that he removed a cluster of lymph nodes (2-3)instead of the one, and that granules (?) were present in them. He didn't say a whole lot except that the surgery went well, and he would give us a full pathology report on Thursday when he removes the stitches. He said he thought everything would be okay, but the pathology report would give us a definite answer. What does it mean when granules are present? Is that usually an indicator of something good? My husband didn't ask a whole lot of questions as he was a little surprised that the doctor removed more than one node. He said he just didn't think at the time to ask a whole lot. I'm still banking on everything turning out well, and the doctor seems to be positive also. But, I'm just asking for information only. I know that each case is different, but I just wanted to know if granules were normal. Also, I am numb from my ear lobe to my shoulder on the side the surgery was done. I was told by friends that it was normal for that to happen and that the feeling would eventually return. Hope someone can share some info with me. Thanks, TGF