Jen: Surgeons are always cocksure & usually arrogant. It is part of their training (I am sure they have classes on how to be arrogant). My brother had his neck dissection following chemo& radiation and I was at the hospital the next day, less than 12 hours after surgery and he was up, sitting in a chair, reading the paper & crabby because his surgery the night before was delayed (somebody else's surgery took longer than expected). He told me he was going to go home early (home was about an hour & a half away)so he could sleep, he said he felt OK and the noise of the hospital was annoying. He looked fine but tired. His doctor came in & explained he was NOT going home early, they want to make sure everything is OK before they sent him home. My point is that the surgery was not a big deal - honestly he was up & walking around his hospital room less than 12 hours after the surgery. He told me that he had walked out of the room that morning & asked one of the nurses which way was the exit (he was joking). It certainly was easier than the chemo or radiation. You'll cope just fine! - Candace