I had a tumor removed from my spinal cord in February 2013. It was about the size of a ping pong ball and located close to my brain stem. My surgery lasted about 2 hrs and I was in the hospital from Tuesday to Saturday. I had to go thru 6 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work in 8 weeks. My physical strength is good and I feel good in my body. I still have a lot of neck pain and numbness in my head. I also have what feels like little stings in my head that comes and go and last a few seconds. I have itching around the surgical area that was cut. Can someone tell me how long it wil be for a complete healing and if what I'm experiencing is normal and what I can do about the itching?