I have several scars other than the neck dissection scar too from port, chest pump when my lung collapsed, and lumpectomy (which is worse than usual b ecause of the post-surgical infection). Not to mention a scar from some stiches under my nose I had to have to fix a wounded face from an accident I had when I was a kid (too long a story). I definitely view the cancer-battle related ones (which are most of them) as battle scars. I'm dreading being told I might need a hysterectomy next month after they do my D&C. If I get one, I will see if I can have the kind that doesn't leave a scar but after a while you don't care. I wore kind of a low cut shirt the other day (it was hot) and later realized it showed both my port-a-cath scar on one side and the round chest tube scar on the other. I asked my hsuband if I should change ad he said "if you don't mind, I don't mind" and I thought about it an realized I really don't mind. I'm turing 50 in a few weeks and if it weren't scars it would be wrinkly skin that would worry me. Actually, wrinkly skin doesn't really worry me too much. I'm just happy to be having a 50th year!