Another hurdle to clear

Well, after speaking with a third doctor yesterday about the removal of some lymph nodes in my neck, I have decided to go ahead and do it. It will be next Tuesday morning June 2nd. My E.N.T. doctor communicated with the other two docs, and they all concluded that they would be happy with either choice I made. Leaving them in is perfectly O.K., so getting them removed is more of a piece of mind sort of thing for me. My goal is to get as close to zero percent chance of re-occurrence of this cancer that I can get to. Even this procedure might only slightly be doing that, but it is a chance that I am willing to take. The surgery takes about 2-3 hours and could require a one night stay in the hospital, depending on how I recover. It will leave about a 3 inch scar that will become less visible over the years. They will remove about 5 lymph nodes and they will be biopsied to check for cancer once removed. They do not suspect to find any, but you never know. To me, I want them out so they are not providing a refuge for any remaining cancer cells to reappear in the coming years. The chance of that is small I am told, but my piece of mind will of more important to me then anything right now. I would not wish my treatment for this on anyone. It has been a helluva ordeal these last 5 months, and I can not wait for it to become a distant memory. Besides, I have the time off from work and should do it while I've got the time to take care of it. It should take about a week to fully recover afterward, but I hope to get cleared and hopefully back to work(light duty) by July 13 th. That is my goal anyway.Hope all is well with everybody and I will keep on posting when I have something to at least post about.