hello Michelle,
I just recently had a partial neck dissection on the right side(jan.11) and had finished 33 IMRT radiation and three chemo sessions on Dec. 16, my surgeon (ENT DR.) wanted to schedule surgery 1 week after end of radiation my radiologist balkeds and with scheduling problems it ended up being 25 days after the end of treatment. Everything went well (22 lymph nodes removed as well as some muscle and jugular vain). I still have quite a bit of numbness from my ear to my shoulder and my neck is pretty stiff and hard, but I did have my feeding tube removed three weeks after surgery and am doing very well in many aspects, but I am having some problems with some teeth anf my sinus and they cannot seem to find the source of this pain and discomfort, more tests tomorrow. I would ask your surgeon a bit more as to why he wants this so soon. I felt like shit for a good 10-14 days after treatment ended, but by 3 1/2 weeks not bad, and I was out of the hosp[ital in 3 days. Best of luck, if you want to talk more send me a private message and I will send along my phone #.
Always lenny