I had radiation, Chemo and in Jan 08 left side ND. No one can even tell I had surgery. When I had my physical in August, my family doctor could not believe I even had cancer. For me, any scar, etc was the least of my worries. The surgery itself for me was a piece of cake, although I have some numbness and stiffness.

Main focus should be to beat the beast and try not to worry about the "little" things. Wishing you the best.

Bill Van Horn-53 ex-smoker, social drinker, Biopsy 8/24, Diagnosed 8/30/07 BOT T2N2-B MX Stage IV. Started treatments 10/1/07. IMRT 35 x, Cisplatin - 3 cycles - completed treatment 11/16/07. CT Scans on 1/15/08 all clear Selective neck dissection 1/28/08. All nodes clear.