I just had mine removed today. It really is a graduation day. You feel so excited because it is one more step on the road to normalacy. It didn't hurt when they pulled it out, but you did have the tug on your stomach feeling and then it was gone. the paperwork took longer than the procedure.

Male Age 65 non smoker, non drinker T2N1M0 2 Jun 2008 Partial Glossectomy & neck dissection; lymph node tumor right neck 27 Jan 2009 Modified neck dissection, 26 Feb-16 Apr 2009 Erbitux, 9 March - 20 April RT; 11 Sep 2009 lymph node tumor left neck; 4 Nov removal of manubrium and large tumor