Hi everyone. My husband was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma at the base of tongue, stage 4 in late 01/07. He went through 4 chemo treatments (cisplatyn)& 40 radiation treatments. It had spread to the lymph nodes on both sides of the neck. He had a bilateral neck dissection on 06/19/07. It has been a couple months since the surgery. No real improvement. Still much soreness in shoulders, upper arms, neck. Still depends on feeding tube daily, although he does eat some by mouth every day, it isn't enough to sustain himself. His weight is still down (he lost about 25 lbs.). Any help concerning extreme tightness (like a noose or tight collar) around neck would be apprediated. He is still on meds for pain/anxiety. The pain in the left shoulder/upper arm has become worse in the past week. Maybe he strained it lifting something? We aren't sure. The Dr. gave him a shot in his shoulder. No help at all. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Sweetieswife