I can understand your concern but I think that means 1 in 4 of "some people". If that number is say 4% (a number chosen at random) then the risk of this happening to your husband would be 1% rather than 35%.
I had similar issues with those badly worded consent leaflets about general ansesthetics when my wife had emergency brain surgery several years ago. 
 

This information might help www.alzheimers.org.uk/.../general-anaesthetics

Best wishes

Dave

Hi,

I can understand your worry. Can I suggest that you ring the Nurse's helpline at Melanoma Focus on Monday. They will give you good advice. I have also sent you a friend request - if you accept it I can give you some further information that may be helpful. Take care and good luck to your husband with his procedure and results. melanomafocus.org/.../

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

Hello there and thanks for posting

I hope by now you have managed to speak to someone from your husband's hospital team.

I'm sorry to hear your husband is undergoing surgery tomorrow and appreciate the possible risks from surgery or the anaesthesia itself can also be concerning at times like this.

Unfortunately most procedures come with a degree of risk but often these are small compared to the benefit of the treatment or surgery itself.

The risks and complications are necessary to be mentioned through the consent process but most people who do develop some confusion after surgery can be managed and will ease off with time, any long term permanent damage is rare. You can read more about this here but also do talk through the risks again with the team when you can.

I hope this helps and all goes well for your husband

Take care

Naomi

Thank you, Naomi! He had his op on the 31st and all went ok, he didn't suffer any sickness, etc afte coming round and was being fed sandwiches by the time I got there to take him home We've just got to wait to get the results of the biopsy to see if it's spread to the lymph nodes.