Hello S.

First again sorry to hear about your husband's situation, unfortunately this type of cancer has a nasty habit of showing up again every so often it seems.

I'm another one with neck dissection on both sides, 2 different times. Each side the surgery was differnt. Intrestingly enough, first surgery took more muscle and nerve, but took less time to heal. Yes, the docs and hospital make you sign all sorts of waivers to let you know the worse case scenario, and that usually scares the heck out of you. In my case, a year out of the second surgery, mostly just feeling sore on some days. Can still play golf (just as badly as before) drive fast cars and recently tried scuba diving.

With proper post-op physical therapy in time he should do ok. Patience will be the key
Bob S.